Cameras and Lenses

Cameras and Lenses Discussions

  • Which magnification?

  • Opinion on Binocs

  • Digibinning/Digibinoing

  • Question for those in the know.....

  • Travelling by air

  • Elites

  • Binoculars

  • Equipment

  • Optics fairs

  • Robust/Fragile scopes

  • New Seawatching Bins

  • Advice on Bins £100-£200

  • Binocular choice

  • Waterproofing.

  • Good service from In Focus

  • Swollen Eyes

  • Hooking camera up to bins

  • Choosing compact binoculars

  • playing bird song

  • Scope/tripod/camera carrier?

  • 2nd Hand Binoculars

  • Cleaning Optics

  • Help!

  • 10x Leica/Swarovski/Zeiss Bino`s!

  • Binocular harness

  • Bincos on monocs?

  • Small hands

  • Binoculars for the garden

  • Citizen Band Radio

  • urgent repair....

  • Binoculars-Black Marks.

  • Binoculars

  • Tried and Trusted

  • Ethics or money

  • New Bins from the taxman??

  • How do you hold your binoculars?

  • Compact bins - advice needed....

  • Are these the bargain of the century?

  • Mid price Binoculars.

  • Out and about without a scope...

  • Is it possible!

  • Weird optics question

  • Coloured binoculars?

  • Cley-Spy break in

  • Booboo?

  • Bino suspenders (help)

  • Binocular recomendations?

  • Thanks for advice...

  • The Birdforum Equipment Review Section

  • Binoculars

  • Bins under £150

  • can optical quality be improved?

  • What would be your choice ?

  • Pocket bins under £100

  • UK Customs and Excise Charges on Bins from USA.

  • Bargain bins?

  • photo gear insurance

  • digital binocular camera

  • Source of Binocular Strap

  • Focusing direction

  • Homemade scope for digiscoping

  • Good dealers in UK

  • Testing binoculars

  • Advantages with 7x binos

  • purchasing new binoculars

  • Leica 8x42bn vs. Swarovski 7x42slc

  • Anyone looking for lightweight bins

  • Anybody at Slimbridge on 7th want a pair of joke binoculars?

  • What is the most faultless binocular brand/model?

  • Insurance... do you or dont you?

  • Monocular with teleconverter

  • Apparent magnification

  • UK and USA price differences

  • Importance of size of exit pupil

  • best bins ?

  • new bins vs old bins ?

  • Laws of physics vs perception

  • Eyglasses and binoculars

  • Apparent vs real field of view

  • Increased magnification

  • Strange problem?

  • Equipment (revisited)

  • 8 x 30 vs. 10 x 25

  • Fungus on optics

  • Bino's for £150 ish??

  • Bino Experience

  • F-number & Depth of field

  • Ultra Compact 'Flat' Binoculars

  • Mid-price bins? Opinions please.

  • porro or roof?

  • bins with large eyepiece diameter?

  • Quick question: Where to buy

  • Nightvision

  • Audubon Equinox 8x42

  • Unbeatable Bino Bargain

  • Where to get binoculars realigned?

  • Binocular Manufactures

  • how many pairs of bins ?

  • Zoom Binoculars

  • Nikon 8x32 HG DCF versus Swarovski EL 8x32

  • Help Needed: Which Harness is Better?

  • How do you test binoculars???

  • Which porro prism?

  • Convince Me

  • 10x bins - Alula Test Results

  • New bins shortlist - any more to add?

  • A pair to keep in your pocket

  • Leica, Nikon, Swarovski, Zeiss 8x20

  • 8x vs 7x Bins - Which is best?

  • Please read if you are about to buy high end bins

  • High end makers working on porro ranges

  • Downsizing from 10x to 8x ?

  • MOOSEGEAR.com vs. Eagle Optics: which is better?

  • Ideal kid's binoculars : ???

  • Where to buy?

  • Glare

  • Useful discussion in Newsgroup

  • Smith and Wesson Optics- bino's

  • 10X50 Binocular Recommendations Needed

  • Best compact binocular for approx £100?

  • New Binoculars

  • Plastic lenses

  • Is this what I should expect

  • What are the best bins for about 200 US dollars?

  • Too much eye relief?

  • Best "weather resistant" 10x porro bin under US$200 ?

  • Binoculars for the Mountains

  • Binoculars for close range

  • 8x20 bins - Leica or Nikon

  • Binoculars for birding in tropical rainforest

  • Who invented Binoculars???

  • Large bins

  • Binocular cleaning kit ?

  • Entry level bins

  • Buying Overseas

  • Nikon vs Leica

  • Binoculars for Pelagics

  • Best compacts?

  • Zoom bins

  • Binocular recommendations

  • Top Binocular Spec. Comparison

  • Which binoculars?

  • Extremely prominent optics man at Birdfair

  • which compacts - yet again!

  • Top Bins v the mid range

  • Rain Guards!

  • 8x20 eye relief?

  • Got $400US to spend on new bins..

  • Nikon Monarch or Bushnell Legend

  • Chromatic Abberation definition

  • Ultravid, EL, HG, SLC

  • Eagle Optics = Fumoto = Dowling & Rowe?

  • Dog walking binoculars - recommendations?

  • Guarantees

  • Leica 8x32 Ultravid vs. Zeiss 8x32 FL

  • tight fisted

  • Hello

  • Porros versus roofs

  • So What do Your Binoculars and Other Equipment Say about You?!

  • Ceramic Bins?

  • 33c a bird to $6.66 a bird, or £ or €

  • Allergies to rubber eyecups

  • Underappreciated Old Porros

  • Binocular surprise need advice please

  • Binocu-holics

  • Upgrade worth it?

  • Roof prism binoculars easier to hold steady?

  • Dream Binoculars

  • How much would I gain, theoretically?

  • Important info if you are about to purchase quality bins

  • 10x32 bins

  • Compromise binocs

  • Binocular Focus Mechanisms

  • Nikon Sporter I 8x36 vs Opticron 8x42 Imagic TGA

  • Zeiss ClassiC - Leica Trinovid - 8x30/32

  • Binoculars, Perception, and Birding

  • Confessions of a bino-holic in the field...

  • Anyone carry 2 binoculars in the field?

  • Recording ID's

  • What does this Number mean?

  • Binoculars at Photokina

  • Edge Sharpness and Geometry

  • Mid-Priced Roofs

  • Quest for new bins, and a comment on the edge sharpness of the FLs

  • Test

  • Comparing mid-priced with high end binoculars

  • Picking the Right Binocular (mini-reviews)

  • Helping others...

  • Bird Watcher's Digest Bin Field Test

  • 8x32 v 8x42?

  • 9x binoculars?

  • Binoculars with digital camera built in

  • binoculars help

  • Simple Questions about Experiences

  • A Day of Binocular Shopping...

  • Picking the (B)Right Binoculars (a BINOBRIGHT TOOL)

  • bubbles in bins

  • Binoculars for forest birding

  • cheap binoculars

  • Binocular Resolution Test Results

  • Water proofing question

  • The great charity shop bargain bins!

  • First high quality zoom binoculars?

  • Bino Recommendations under £100?

  • The Mysterious "China Source"

  • Pocket Bins?

  • I'm beyond hope....

  • Beta Testing Elkcub's Binocular Brightness Simulator (EBBS)

  • Lenses and prisms

  • Taking the shakes out

  • Binocular Recommendations Required

  • Binocular carry case - any recommendations?

  • Transmission efficiency of binoculars

  • the perfect binoculars

  • Zeiss 8x42 FL vs Nikon 8x42 HGL

  • Waterproof Centre Focussing Porro Binoculars

  • The "B" effect...

  • Question for Binocular Repair Professionals...

  • High-power bins (12x50? Bigger?)

  • Binoculars

  • Fl v Ultravid v EL

  • Big head! HELP!

  • Ultravid 7x42 vs FL 7x42

  • Lens Coating Question...

  • top 5 bins. every one please vote.

  • iambirding's 'winner' of best bins - from a survey of 24....

  • Sharpest or most pleasing view whats the story?

  • Future for Better View Desired?

  • Looking For Advice on Binoculars in the $300-500 Price Range

  • Lightweight binoculars

  • Need HELP choosing Binoculars......

  • New Feature about optics

  • Big decision: 10x vs 8x/7x

  • Teleskop-Service TS

  • Binocular advice required

  • BF lives!

  • FYI Bino Article

  • Comparing high-end binoculars

  • An Optimal Finn-Stick/Monopod

  • Advice needed for buying Binoculars

  • Lost Binocular Threads? Look here .... and help yourselves!

  • Advice for 12X binoculars

  • Is ED Material in Binoculars All Hype?

  • til death do us part?

  • New article 'housings' by Stephen Ingraham

  • monocular option?

  • Fujinon SHS 10X42 binoculars

  • Advice on cheap bins

  • Porro and roof object size

  • To fold or not to fold

  • 10x42 or similar?

  • Experiencing image size in scopes and binoculars

  • delta binoculars

  • Binocular Slagging Matches

  • Travel Insurance

  • cold weather focusing

  • Bins for £250

  • Steiner big binocs?

  • Seben Sahara 10x26

  • Comparison charts

  • William Optics 8x42 Review

  • Vixen Binos

  • Replacement bins

  • Field of View

  • Best waterproof 8x~32 for less than $200

  • Internet or shops?

  • FL or EL?

  • Nikon Sporter or Bushnell H2O

  • Set me straight 8 or 10 power

  • Finally, A legitimate Bino Comparison

  • First post on binocularitis--lenghty and dense

  • Safeway/Morrisons doing folding bins for £3.99!

  • 8x42 or 10x42(help me decide)

  • What roof binoc would you get?

  • Eyecups - in or out (or in between)?

  • Monocular muddle

  • Up-grading bins.

  • Porro Durability

  • I see the future

  • Best binoculars-would you know?

  • Your Perfect Configuration?

  • Usability

  • Lenses for glasses wearers

  • The "True" perfect configuration.

  • Strange bino choice, plz help

  • leica 8,42bn vs swarovski slc 7,42?

  • binoculars

  • Nikon Monarch or Audubon Equinox HP?

  • Help settle a debate

  • Cleaning binoculars.

  • is this common in porro prisms?

  • sweet spots, chromatic abberations, and eye position

  • Binocular harness

  • Your pick from the following list

  • Which mid range bino?

  • Shoulder strap

  • Expert advice needed - Monocular/Binocular

  • Sightron SIII 1042RM

  • Looking for a new pair of binoculars

  • Field of View sneaky tricks?

  • Compact Bins Challenge

  • Why do they cost so much?

  • Opinions of top-range compact roofs

  • Remarkable bins bargain!

  • When were phase correcting coating introduced?

  • Need help 8x42 roof ~$300

  • Zeiss vs. Nikon eye relief

  • Flat field technology.

  • cheap bins from uk DIY store

  • Custom 7x26

  • Binoculars after the rain.

  • Alpen Apex Binoculars

  • Would you consider 6x ?

  • Low end roofs o.k. says dealer.

  • Cheap good quality roofs on eBay?

  • binocs with camera

  • B&L Elites still available...

  • Perspective...

  • The very best.

  • Brunton Lite-Tech 8x25 Review

  • Mid-priced 10x?? experience?

  • Advice please.

  • Top brand image/stereotype/cachet

  • Foacl ratio of binoculars

  • Alula 10x review

  • Binocular lists

  • 10x50 binocular recommendations sought

  • DLS Stokes vs. Known brands

  • New Bins

  • Best 8x30

  • Audubon Equinox HP feedback comments?

  • MINOX aspheric 10x42 - any tests?

  • Gift bino advice, please

  • Porro v Roof - which & why?

  • Seeadler Optik of Germany. Any info??

  • Cornell Lab Binocular Review

  • Birding Fairs to try different Binocs in USA?

  • New From Stephen Ingraham

  • Two New Binoculars I Bought

  • Most recent variation of a bino model?

  • Binolux?

  • New releases

  • Luger Binos

  • Help a newbie pic his binocs (and win a prize!)

  • May have finally narrowed my choices down

  • I want binoculars for low light, poor weather conditions...

  • Help me ID these binocs - never heard of this model

  • Retinal Offset and Field-of-View Effects on Apparent Size Using Binoculars

  • Please advise on my shortlist

  • CA-Are we all barking up the wrong tree?

  • Which ones

  • Binoculars & forest

  • Bushnell Trophy 8*42 or Nikon sporter 8*36

  • 8x32 Swaro vs Zeiss

  • Don't forget the praiseworthy midprice porros

  • Modern binocular trends

  • Comparison Impressions from a Newcomer

  • High End 8x32s

  • Max viewing distance

  • Could use a bit of advice

  • Best for short interpupillary distance

  • What should I get?

  • Free Swarovski's!!

  • Image Quality and the Eye's Pupil Size

  • Which roof bino?

  • Digital camara binoculars

  • Your thoughts?

  • camera binocular questions

  • Focus question for the bino experts

  • Otto McDiesel was right.

  • Which one?

  • BirdForum at the BirdFair 2005

  • More help with Bino's

  • Bigger is not better

  • Birding and Astronomy

  • The eye relief debate: interesting data

  • Celestron Regal LS

  • 8x5x or 10x

  • Specific budget, bins vs bins & scope

  • Re-stating the obvious

  • Binoculars for scientific study

  • Any comments on Audubon Equinox HP?

  • Survey: binoculars for scientific study

  • good binoculars for a beginner?

  • Found a bin, love the view, hate the hold

  • Advice Needed re. Myopia and Bins

  • Top line compact Roofs?

  • I need your help!

  • Low light performance

  • 10x32 vs. 10x42 in low light

  • Audubon Equinox Customer Service

  • Is this seller legit?

  • 10x50?

  • I may have decided...

  • Kowa BD binoculars

  • Insurance - why you SHOULD have it

  • One last time, patience please

  • Proper Technique?

  • Phase Coating

  • Hand Tremor

  • 10x users please read

  • Old designs, worth it?

  • Twin Cities birders

  • Minolta or Konica Minolta? (8x42 D WP XL)

  • The big ones...10x50 or 10x56?

  • Optically speaking, HG 8x32 v BGAT 8x30

  • Cleaning advice

  • 8X30/32 Recommendations?

  • Scratched Eye Lenses

  • Which binoculars for use in the Amazon?

  • Are the lemons just miscollimated cherries?

  • Mid priced roofs

  • New to Forum!- Best Binoculars?

  • betterviewdesired offline

  • A Valid Bino Review

  • World's best hand-holdable binocular?

  • Inconsistent Viewing (was part of a review in Nikon).

  • Most overrated feature for binoculars?

  • Newbee needs help

  • Exit Pupil size vs. Twilight Factor performance rating

  • Close focusing bins.

  • Resolution measurements of compacts?

  • Who Owns "Better View Desired"?

  • Papilio usage reports?

  • need some advice on compact binoculars

  • Which binoculars for children?

  • Most under-valued attributes of binoculars ?

  • Action EX and Activa WP

  • Current Japanese made 7x35?

  • Phase coating and chromic aberration

  • Vote for better all-rounder 7x35 or 8x32

  • I would pay big money for...

  • Poll:which binocular do you prefer?

  • Low power experiment part 2: perception

  • New to the board and----help with binoculars!

  • Neoprene bin straps.

  • New member needs bino help

  • 7x42: Classic, FL, Ultravid, EL? Any others worth looking at?

  • I have decided

  • Buying a cherry and avoiding the lemons

  • Cornell U: An Unbiased Review site

  • Birdwatching Magazine Optics Review

  • Which Make

  • Can a Non-Fluorite lens binocular compete with a Fluorite lens binocular?

  • New Bins for new Birder - Porro or Roof?

  • Good lightweight bins for disabled birder

  • Colo(u)r and binoculars?

  • Which 10X?

  • nitrogen purged or not

  • JIS Waterproofing Standards for binoculars

  • Bino & Camera Combo

  • Strange Thing About Vendors

  • Whereabouts of Optic Days...

  • Your config. for the following study?

  • New Binocular Resolution Test Results

  • Smoking and Binoculars?

  • DOF Question

  • Spectacle dilemma

  • contact lenses and binoculars

  • Best budget compact binoculars?

  • A question for astronomers...

  • Eagle Optics 2.5X extender?

  • Optics retailers near Orlando FL

  • Something doesn't look right here

  • Binoculars

  • Great Compact Binoculars

  • Which size binoculars are the best for birding

  • Binocular Repairs in NE England?

  • closest focus?

  • Another way of looking at binocular comparisons

  • do looking through bins hinder your eyesight?

  • US store info wanted

  • I need new Binoculars

  • 32mm binoculars needed

  • Out of high end binoculars

  • Solutions to eyepieces misting up?

  • Can the nitrogen escape?

  • new minox porro's

  • Lenspen for cleaning optics

  • Swarovski EL accessories for Nikon Premier LX

  • Which 8x42 ?

  • Help need by Twitchers son

  • The Worlds Best Binoculoars Bar None!

  • Interesting FYI gleaned from BVD

  • Air pressure and binoculars

  • Changing binocular markets

  • Depth of field

  • Penelope's Weave

  • Help with Binocular selection

  • Low light condition binocular

  • How do we define one arcsecond resolution?

  • It must have been the rain Sir.

  • lens covers

  • SURVEY: No-fault warranties: good value or good marketing?

  • Dry Hip Pack for Bins

  • My quest for the 'perfect' bin: Trinovid BN over FL's

  • United Binoculars

  • Ideal focusing?

  • 8x?, still can't decide...

  • 10x25s and the big boys

  • New BVD pages

  • Better View Desired - its back

  • Zeiss vs Leica vs Nikon vs Swarovski

  • Just wondering?

  • binocular design wish list

  • Best porro under $300?

  • Low power wisdom

  • Best low-mid price 10x50 roofs ?

  • Camera Insurance

  • A hypothetical question...

  • Newcomer needs guidance on bins

  • Entry Level Bino for Christmas

  • Optics Retail Strategy Discounts ?

  • nikon vs pentax vs bushnell

  • Considerations for eyeglass use?

  • Zenith A Blast From The Past

  • Best Value for money Bins at around 300usd?

  • The "serious birder" fallacy

  • Shouldn't a 1,700$ pair of binos be perfect?

  • What do you keep in the glove box?

  • The best insurance

  • Replacing stolen gear

  • What Are The Ultimate Binoculars

  • Low prices of optics products

  • magic binoculars!

  • slc v's bn trinovids

  • My Next Binocular

  • Help me narrow it down please

  • Which Bins for young birders?

  • Any used market trends on binoculars e.g. Ebay

  • Hawks and 7X42

  • Do 8x binoculars always need more lenses than 7x?

  • Nikon 8/10x32 LXL vs. Zeiss 8/10x32 FL

  • UK: New Lidl bargain bins (from 28 November)

  • Binocular Question

  • Zeiss conquest 8x30 vs Pentax DCF sp 8x32

  • Binocular cases

  • Review of Kowa's BD10X32

  • Counts of birds seen with four different binoculars

  • Testing Flare Baffling

  • eBay Warning

  • Bins for Christmas

  • Binocs Interpupillary Distance >= 76mm?

  • Binocular lens caps

  • OK you 8x guys, I give in

  • Crazy eBay prices

  • Bresser night Vision scope

  • "One-liner" reviews of all the bins you've bought and sold/returned

  • Binocular-Toss Test

  • Which would you recommend?

  • let's talk 8x32

  • celestron noble 10x50

  • Perspective distortion illusion?

  • Just wondering

  • Insurance - Who do you use ?

  • 32 or 42?

  • eBay UK - Scam warning

  • Zeiss, Swaro, Leica... how much made in other countries?

  • help me pick, one out of four

  • Where to buy binoculars (not B&H).

  • Better View Desired is Back!!!!!

  • Birdwatching.com store--like Eagle Optics?

  • My "Ultimate" Choice

  • Best compacts for £120

  • Best binoculars in £300 price range?

  • Field Curvature and Astigmatism

  • Inexpensive Binoculars (less than $100)

  • Swarovski vs. Leica Compacts?

  • Helios Ultimate-HR

  • Opinions please

  • Seeking opinions on the Audubon Equinox HP 8x42

  • The Chinaman's Hat Illusion

  • Swop night vision binos for scope

  • 10X32, Leica vs Nikon vs Zeiss

  • Selection vs. Collection

  • Lens Covers - Do You Use Them?

  • Opinion Survey!

  • RFI: Binocs For Someone With Eye Problems

  • Removing funghi from old bins?

  • Good Case For Binoculars?

  • Chinon 7 × 35

  • European bins prices increase

  • Optical Quality vs. Field-Worthiness

  • New binocular giving eyestrain - advice please?

  • The Best Insurance I can Find

  • Calling amateur collimators !

  • Binocular choice,advice needed?

  • Advice on Inexpensive Roofs Sought

  • about OpticsPlanet

  • Worried about binocular fogging

  • Binocular ramblings

  • Widest FOV?

  • Cheap, reliable mono's in Australia?

  • which ones should i get

  • Which would you choose?

  • Recommend some bins for me please.

  • Swarovski 8.5x42 El, Zeiss 8x42 FL & purple fringing

  • Help with new Bins?

  • Binoculars for children - suggestions

  • repairable??

  • 8x top models revisited

  • Eye Relief figures

  • The best Bins Money can buy?

  • I don't get it

  • Vortex Razor

  • Explanation needed please.

  • Help! Need advice on binns purchase please!

  • reasonably wonderful binoculars

  • When will the next line of binoculars come out?

  • Minimal distance focusing best binoculars

  • Eyeglasses and Added Magnification

  • Compact binoculars?

  • Best compact binocular for backpacking ?

  • Fujinon SHS 10X42

  • Mid Middles

  • Read any good books lately?

  • My way of saying, "Thanks!"

  • BBC Wildlife Mag "test" of binoculars

  • Nitrogen versus Argon

  • informal binocular test

  • New reviews on Alula

  • Cheap but OK binos

  • field of view

  • Porros or Roof Prisms -- survey

  • Might take the jump, 7x42s?

  • buying bins in the US

  • monocular or bins???

  • FOV in Roof Prisms

  • leica 8x20 vs minox 8x24 vs ?

  • I finally did it!

  • Lottolab

  • Binocular advice

  • Grey Market, would you?

  • Binoculars Experiences

  • is it worth getting cheap binoculars repaired

  • Alula Compact Bin reviews

  • Another (overwhelmed!) Newbie looking for advice

  • Another Newcomer Needing Advice

  • What binoculars to choose in the cheap range?

  • Where do reviews for 33-39mm objective binoculars go?

  • Traveling with bins - any airport problems?

  • less than £10?

  • brief reviews of 4 binoculars purchased New

  • Viking HR bins

  • Can't get water out of my "waterproof" bins

  • -$500 or +$1000 - the Cornell Lab conclusion?

  • Why Wear Glasses When Using Bins?

  • How to tell if a bin has multicoatings?

  • Night vision monocular - urgent rquest

  • Best bins for $100 USD or slightly above life long birder on paupers budget

  • Advice re new binoculars

  • Need help picking binocular!

  • Which binocular to keep?

  • New Lidl Binocular offer

  • Question on compact roof design.

  • Which binoculars are 'classics'?

  • I've found my perfect travelling collection!

  • review of Baigish 8x30

  • $200 birding binoculars

  • How much might I sell my Leitz Trinovid 7x35B for?

  • Night Vision advice

  • Orion Ultra View 10x50's

  • where to check out binos near cleveland, oh?

  • Prism or Roof?

  • alingment service

  • Giant Binoculars

  • Lead And Arsenic Is A Good Thing!!

  • Binocular value

  • Roof Prisms and Phase Coating

  • Donate your unused optics

  • Nikon Monarch or Celestron Noble

  • Some basic questions

  • Reputable online dealers

  • Colour and magnification

  • Hiking compacts

  • Brunton Epoch 10x25 Bino?

  • best binoculars for $300 or less

  • ED FL shootout

  • help choosing

  • What I bought and why

  • Minox 8.5x42 ASPH or Celestron Regal LX?

  • Light binoculars - need advice

  • Why spend all that money!!

  • I need advise.

  • low-mid range 8x30/33/36s

  • Hunting shops near Cleveland

  • Too high powered compacts

  • Potential binocular swindel ?!

  • What's the way insurance option?

  • Nikon / Leica

  • What configurations would you like to see made?

  • Cheap optics, anyone tried them - any good/bad experiences

  • Limitations for edge sharpness?

  • "Depth of field" in binoculars question

  • Depth of focus question

  • Any review

  • Buying gear in Hong Kong

  • Depth of Field Frustration

  • Highpower with FISMO

  • Not birding! but cool binocular :)

  • Decision? - Compact 10x25 bins

  • Store recommendation for Atlanta?

  • Does need for reading glasses affect Bin use?

  • mid priced binoculars

  • Swarovski EL vs Leupold Gold rings

  • Olympus EXPS 8x42 -- any opinions ?

  • William Optics 8x42 APO

  • What make and type of binoculars are sharpest at the edge?

  • Has anyone tried Helios AM-3 bins?

  • Supplied accessories - how do they rate?

  • objective lens verse exit pupil?

  • Which 7x42 - Zeiss Classic or Leica Trinovid?

  • Comparing Some Orion Binoculars

  • Camera horrors

  • Wearing glasses or not ?

  • Is FOV real important?

  • Blackout's! What causes them and what binoculars are the worst.

  • Compact 20-25mm roof prisms for under $200 or 100 pounds

  • 10X Recommendations?

  • Info on binoculars available in the early 50's

  • Binoculars vs. sunscreen and insect repellent

  • 8x30 porros: East vs. West?

  • Binocular Straps. What's the best?

  • Eye relief for glasses???

  • Great Binocular Case!!

  • What Binoculars

  • Threaded barrels

  • Brunton Eterna Compacts?

  • Compacts versus Monoculars

  • How to choose between "cherry" and "lemon"?

  • Who also loves Super-wide and Ultra-wide view binoculars?

  • Best bins below £250

  • can anyone help ? please im looking .....

  • Your choice of configurations?

  • Unauthorized quoting, of us

  • Minox vs Nikon SE

  • Internal focus porro prisms

  • any help please i need some binocular info

  • Need help - How/where to sell close-up binoculars

  • How long do I have to wait?

  • The 7x50 porro revisited

  • Eqipment Insurance

  • Medium-priced bins for intensive tropical birding?

  • Good quality Ind. Focus 15x50?

  • Comparing a Leica 8x32 BN to my Nikon Monarch's 8x42

  • What demands can I make of high-end binoculars?

  • What characteristics seperate the "Top Gun" binoculars from the rest of the pack?

  • A question for Kimmo, Henry and the other optical gear-heads out there

  • A question for Kimmo, Henry and the other optical gear-heads out there

  • CA - now you see it, now you don't

  • Best porro under $300?

  • How much power can you hold...and how?

  • Best 7x42 (low/mid-price)

  • Fujinon 6x30 and eyeglasses

  • Vortex Sidewinders

  • The Jupiter Test

  • Plea in favor of big binocular (high magnification)

  • 8x30 and 8x32 Roof prisms

  • Best binocular deal, ever

  • 7x50 Wide Angle Binoculars

  • Red image through bins

  • Celestron 15x70

  • First Post-Nikon Monarch 8x42 vs Swift Audubon 8.5x44 Porro

  • light transmission efficiency vs brightness

  • 8.5x42, 578 ft/1000 yards FOV

  • ***Steiner 10x26 Predator Pro or Steiner 10x26 Predator Pro - Which one is better???

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  • Straps or Harness?

  • Bargain bins!!!

  • Hawke Black Watch vs Nikon Action

  • 10X binoculars necessary

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  • RSPB discount?

  • long term durabilty?

  • Bins Recomends Please for bird fair

  • Inexpensive BAK4 binocs

  • RSPB FG.PC vs BG.PC 8x32

  • Field of view data

  • Eagle Optics Ranger SRT 8x42 vs Pentax DCF SP 8x43

  • Steady now

  • Narrow pupillary distance. Recommendations?

  • Help please

  • An apology to the forum...

  • Small bins:which ones? Help needed

  • Can we still all trust one another?

  • Aspherical or not aspherical?

  • Newbie ramblings

  • I have an itch....

  • Best binoculars for dragonfly watching

  • Glare Question?

  • does size matter? (of exit pupils)

  • Strange adjustments

  • Minox BD 10-15x40 Variable Binoculars Review

  • Elites vs Monarchs

  • Cleaning binoculars

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  • Leica 8x42 Ultravid vs Zeiss 8x42 FL

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  • Optic shops in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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  • Vortex 8x28 Fury and 8x25 Spitfire

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  • Beginner Binocular suggestions!

  • Looking for interesting big binocular

  • Compacts for £80 in UK - Taiga VG, Travelite VG, but is Olympus in the running?

  • Aging and the shrinking pupil

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  • Porro prism views! WOW!

  • Vortex Viper 10X42

  • Weaver Grand Slam 10.5 x 45

  • Nikon 10x42 SE vs Swarovski SLC 10x50

  • What to look for

  • why not flaurite prisms?

  • Nashica

  • Porro vs Roof

  • What to replace a 7x20 reverse Porro with?

  • buying my first binocs

  • Cleaning

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  • Use of rainguards (ocular covers)

  • Nikon Action 10-22x50 vs Bushnell Natureview Plus 10x42 (Porro)

  • Bin Advice Required!!

  • Steiner Peregrine XT?

  • the 8x32's side by side

  • Full-size binoculars with smaller eyecups?

  • An Unusual Group

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  • Critical first time bin purchaser seeking advice (sorry, I tried searching)

  • 8x30

  • headlamp / headtorch

  • binocs in hot and cold weather...

  • porros or monarchs

  • Binoculars that smell of cigarettes

  • Unknown binoculars off of eBay

  • Diopter adjustment

  • Optics Shops in the Midlands

  • Shopping for binos at birding shows

  • New found respect for 7x

  • Swaro SLC for $700 something on eBay and Steiner Merlins.....

  • 8x30 for eyeglass weares

  • Minolta Activa 10X42D WPXL - a very pleasant surprise

  • binocular reviews.....

  • Vortex Sidewinder

  • Barska Atlantic 10x42 $70

  • What bins to buy around £100?

  • Eagle Optics Ranger SRT vs Nikon Monarch?

  • Re:- Beginner binocular suggestions.

  • Best 7x42 porros under $500?

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  • Binoculars for kids?

  • 10X Binocular formats and models worthy of note

  • Contrast

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  • Intro and my Steiner 8.5X26 Wildlife experience

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  • yosemites review finally...

  • Zeiss Conquests vs Meopta Meostars

  • got a good deal...Carsons 8x40 WA for $20.00!

  • good, inexpensive 7x35 porros...

  • is fogging a common issue?

  • Minox Questions + $400 to spend

  • Marine binocular & close-focus

  • How do old Zeiss Dialyts and Leitz Trinovids stand up?

  • My first Bins!

  • Compact 8x30/32 Binoculars

  • compact to mid-sized porros....

  • Vortex Stokes DLS 8x42 First Impressions

  • 8x32 or 8x42 for woodlands?

  • Audubon Intrepid?

  • Wide Bino Recommendations

  • Another clone from eBay?

  • what is your favorite bino and how would you improve it.

  • 20x bins for seawatching

  • my 16 pairs of Yosemite 6x30 are here!

  • second hand bins

  • Avian Lite Binoculars 8 x 28

  • First bins for a child

  • seeking Wide FOV 10x Binoculars

  • Servicing Trinovids

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  • How To Clean Lenses

  • hotbuysbinoculars

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  • Kern 8x30 opinions

  • Where to compare optics before buying?

  • Used/discontinued bins

  • Hoya Binoculars

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  • Best binoculars for casual birding and stargazing?

  • Glove compartment binoculars?

  • If you had £250...

  • For you 6x fans....

  • Low light, Exit pupils, Magnification and Objective Size

  • £100 - £150 Pounds to spend

  • Best buy in the 2-800 US$ range 8x3x

  • present for my mom

  • Help!!

  • Meopta 8x32s?

  • Rain and specs?

  • PLEASE help me decide b/w ultravid & FL

  • rubber eye cups for Leitz bidoxit

  • Cutting down the strap (sung to the tune of 'Burning down the house')

  • Leica Trinovid 8x20 or Leupold 6x24 Katmai for compact Binoculars?

  • Which Ones

  • Good Beginner Porros

  • Good Beginner Porros

  • Made in where?

  • HANDLING FLARE- WHICH 8x42 binocular is best

  • What's the best all-around binoculars?

  • Focus Wheel Question

  • Weaver classics at scopes n skies

  • question on exit pupils and brightness

  • Barr & Stroud 8x30 C.F. 24 Wide Angel Collimation help

  • A good read for beginner buyers

  • The rolling-ball effect and pincushion distortion by Holger Merlitz

  • What are the best Compacts? Leica or Nikon?

  • Minox BL vs Nikon Monarch etc

  • just rec'd new 8x42 ULTRAVIDS

  • Abbe-Konig Prisms

  • integrated diopter adjustment

  • compacts for $100

  • Cherry picking?

  • please rate some 10x roof picks

  • shows or fairs to go to please

  • Japan vs. China ..Who makes a better Bino?

  • One Handed Bino Use?

  • Binocs for a looooooooooong walk

  • STEINER - 8 x 32/42

  • Binoculars The best ?

  • Best all around bins for <$200?

  • Best roofprism upto £500

  • Euro Optics LTD

  • New Vortex Binocs

  • Abbe-Koenig prisms in compacts

  • Review of the Celestron Outland LX 8x40 porros

  • 6.5x32!

  • Objective size and field of view

  • Recommendations please

  • Big thanx to Kay Optical for binoculars

  • Help - new binocular advice

  • Lense caps

  • First big purchase, compromise or not?

  • Dissapointed with 'Fashion' binoculars. Please recommend...

  • 7x42s ,8x42s, 8.5x42s, useful differences?

  • Holiday Insurance and Flight Procedures

  • S/Hand recommendations

  • how long do you typically hold up your bins?

  • 10x42, user opinions

  • Now for the kid

  • Marketing at its finest

  • Question about eye relief/FOV

  • Twilight Factors?

  • Tried a new config today, liked it.

  • Where do all your binoculars go?

  • Vortex Razors

  • can this forum support poll? 10x42, 8x42 vs 12x50

  • Deciding between Swarovski, Zeiss, and Leica

  • How Heavy?

  • Tero, here is your dream come true!

  • A present

  • nice case.

  • Fogging

  • Barrel and Pincushion Distortion

  • What prefer? Burris, Leupold, Bushnell (all 8x32)

  • Audobon Equinox HP

  • mobile phone insurance

  • Mexico Optics

  • Compact binoculars in 6x or 7x

  • Legend 8x42 Porro or the mighty Monarch

  • Eagle Denali question

  • Ace Digital and Photo?

  • Choosing between Ultravids and SLCs

  • Criteria: $200 max, 10x*, waterproof

  • Meostar/Razor digiscoped

  • Can forum poll members regarding bins used

  • 8x32s recommendations please.

  • binoculars

  • Steadiness - Long bins vs. short bins?

  • Robert Dougall binocular advert...

  • Binocular Repairers

  • Vortext Viper vs sidewinder

  • Porro vs Roof

  • Fov

  • Any good?

  • Eye astigmatism / exit pupil size / sharpness

  • Why do i see dots through binoculars?

  • best 7x35 porros?

  • Binocular regrets

  • Vortex Customer Service

  • £100 on binoculars

  • Daydream on test card for binoculars

  • Radio Programme on Optics

  • Need Help on bin selection! New to Birding

  • Broken Audobons

  • Edge out of focus

  • Fujinon CD binoculars, anyone??

  • spectacle lenses, binoculars & scopes

  • Bins decision...Nikon or Swift...losing my mind!

  • Anyone bought from HotBuyElectronics.com?

  • Display case for bino collection

  • Zeiss or Leica in 10x42?

  • 10x25 Companion Binocular Question

  • Bino serial #'s

  • Meopta 7x42 at only $619?

  • Wuest binoculars

  • Hawke Frontier 8x42

  • Angenieux 7x30F binoculars

  • Temperature ranges for optics

  • Photoguard - any experience

  • Best Roof Prism Binoculars under $50?

  • Chromatic Aberration or just Aberration?

  • First post; need advise with 8x32

  • bin advice

  • binocular etiquette

  • Best 8x42 Binoculars

  • What are THE best Reverse Porro Compacts?

  • Who else is cheating?

  • Nikon Venturer LX 10x42 and Kowa TSN-2

  • Binoculars for Kids

  • Can you do it all with one pair of binos?

  • Best 10x42 or 10x50 something under $500

  • 8 x 32 vs 10 x 32 for general purpose birding

  • Close focus and eye strain

  • Centre drive adjustability info

  • Kowa DB42 v Monarchs

  • Stokes vs Razor

  • Who stocks Meopta bins in the UK?

  • Binoculars for observing raptors - help needed

  • The $66 dream binos!

  • Field of View

  • Too many to choose from!!

  • Buying Bins Online....

  • Bushnell Legend 10 x 50 vs. Nikon 10 x 50 ATB - Both Porro-prisms

  • Good shops around Toronto?

  • Help..Looking for 2nd pair of binos

  • Help me narrow my bino choices

  • Porros V Roofs

  • help needed

  • Help,need new binos or monocular

  • which to choose

  • Test results of binoculars

  • olympus versus pentax

  • Binoculars

  • Advantages of good Eye Relief

  • Kowa compact binoculars?

  • Looking for some 8x binoculars.

  • My other binos are....

  • Eye Witness 10x50 Breaker

  • Lidl Bresser Bins Back

  • Which of these 8x30/8x32s would you get?

  • Vortex Diamondback/Stokes Talon

  • 8X42: Nikon Monarch vs Bushnell Excursion?

  • Bushnell Legend 10x50 vs. Nikon ATB 10x50

  • Best 10x50 or 10x42 binos under 500 dolars

  • Performance of low weight binoculars

  • Rspb Fg.pc

  • Leupold Gold Ring Binoculars

  • Tasco 7x35

  • ZEISS 8x32 VICTORY T FL ?

  • New Celestron Ultima DX Series

  • Rolex Binoculars 7*50 375 ft @ 1000 yds No93135

  • Cabela's Euro Binocular by Meopta

  • Swarovski 7x25 ??

  • Nikon Attache 10 x 42 . How good they are?

  • Zeiss 10x40 T* P* - Help Wanted

  • How much can you get the older Nikon LX's for?

  • Which Swarovski Bins.

  • expensive stuff

  • Nikon 10 x 35 E11 on sale

  • Optolyth Alpin 10x40

  • Swarovski SLC New 7X42

  • Celestron Outland LX 8x40

  • Zeiss Conquest 12 x 45 BT* : any good?

  • Minox: BD BR vs. HG

  • MINOX HG 8.5 x 43 review

  • Minox HG 10x43 or Nikon SE 10x42?

  • Roof bins: is it normal this when closing?

  • Help Needed: My first ever Binnoculars

  • What is the 'sweet spot' exactly?

  • What is the name of that factory in Japan that makes all the lenses>

  • Which bin for 700$

  • looking ahead......

  • Leica & Swarovski inherent faults

  • Best Bins For Me

  • 10x42 or 10x50

  • Monarchs , Pentax or Opticrons ?

  • swift audubon 8.5x44 vs. Zeiss Conquest 8x40

  • Phase coating - how to tell?

  • Leica 7x42 Bn's Best Binoculars I Have Ever Used!

  • Zeiss 10 X 56 FL binocular

  • Budget Bins for the jungle

  • New Bins help...

  • 10x50 Wide Angle - How can this be?

  • Binocular Help for a Burgeoning Birder

  • Minox HG 10x43 or Zeiss Conquest 10x40 BT*

  • Top 7x42 on the market

  • Test for recently bought bins

  • I really need some help...please

  • What does "shock proof" mean to you?

  • Comparison of Zeiss 7x42 Classic and Nikon 8x32 SE

  • What binocular specs are important to you?

  • Swiss Navy binoculars !

  • Testimonials

  • How much of FOV should be in focus?

  • Best £50 worth (UK) ?

  • 8X30 porros for students?

  • What makes us, binocular geeks, tick?

  • What makes us, binocular users, collect?

  • cheap

  • Crunch time - £200 to spend ?

  • mid-size binos?

  • Alpha binoculars - info please

  • "Fine Binoculars of the Twentieth Century" by Gregory

  • Insurance

  • Bin too heavy? Try this.

  • Which binocular strap?

  • Would you expect to see this down the objective lense ?

  • Vixen 9x20 Compacts

  • Ready to get some new bins - advice please?

  • All-purpose binoculars for under $100

  • Alcohol-based cleaner?

  • Is it possible to get bins for users who wear glasses?

  • Best roof bin in a 7x32 format?

  • Best general purpose bins for £250

  • What should I upgrade to?

  • What's your favorite 8x mid-size for <$300?

  • Quick strap/harness switch

  • What are your thoughts on binocams?

  • Binoculars advice needed, please!

  • Stokes Broadwing - diopter question

  • Good bino store in NJ for Zeiss or Swaro

  • Good 8x30/42 Binoculars For Under £300

  • Repair workshop closing for the Summer

  • Swarovski 8.5 X 42 El Or Zeiss Victory 8 X 42 Fl

  • Nikon 8x32 SE vs top roof 42s in terms of brightness

  • Roof prisms - large hands - small IPD ... a bad combination ?

  • Recommendations - budget £800

  • best spec?

  • Main optical difference Porros v Roofs

  • What to buy

  • Great price on Fujinon FMTR series.

  • Who got the largest diopter adjustment?

  • Carrying binoculars

  • bino repair

  • Advice pls on wb slc 10 x 50

  • 1.5K-2K for bins really worth it?

  • doublers

  • Oh dear, have I paid too much?

  • Buying binoculars in California

  • Does it matter if binoculars are really ugly?

  • Warranaty Info

  • Binocular pondering

  • looking at buying high end binoculars

  • Binocular basics

  • Advice please for binoculars

  • Best low light bin for up to $200

  • Methods of setting dioptic settings?

  • Re-branded binoculars? Need a beater pair of bins (~$50)

  • Can you donate a pair of binocs or a book?

  • Cabela's "Alpha" Binoculars

  • Mud on the Inside, How to Clean

  • OK... looking for a new 7x42 premium binoc

  • Please, What is a 'STAR TEST' ?

  • Optically, Yosemite over Monarch, Noble, etc?

  • Choosing binos under $500

  • Which Manufacturers Sell the Most Binoculars?

  • No more 6x24's?

  • 8x42 Discoverer vs 8x42 Fujinon BFL

  • Will the Big 4 ever become the Big 5?

  • Ergonomics

  • Bins - 8 x . . or 10 x . . . ?

  • Does sea air effect binoculars

  • Nikon Premier LX vs. Zeiss Victory FL, 8x32

  • The absolute best bargain in premium binoculars going

  • Razors vs Vipers 8x42 - weight, quality, etc.

  • Next Generation Of Binoculars/Scopes

  • Swift 828 or Nikon Monarch 8x42

  • $250 roof compacts - 8/10 x 20/25

  • Reverse porros vs. 8x32 roofs

  • Bino advice please

  • Is going from 8X32 to ultravid 8X20 an upgrade?

  • Zeiss Victory 8x32 Fl Or Swarovski 8 X 32 El

  • Better View Desired website changes

  • Binocular Brightness Comparison Method

  • Lotutec question

  • Binoculars for observing raptors???

  • Seriously rugged binoculars, an inquiry

  • Best Binocular Warranty?

  • New to Birding (Need a new optics)

  • 7x50 or 10x50 binoculars?

  • Thanks all writers

  • looking for cheap compacts approx 8x22

  • Perceived 'Power': A Subjective Question?

  • Kowa/Meopta/Vortex Test

  • recommend a decent low magnification binocular?

  • Dictionary.

  • After a day at the coast

  • Price Bandings for Binoculars

  • binoculars-compare

  • Tc 243/spion 20-140x70

  • Best bargain small porro's

  • bushnell elite e2 or vortex razor ???

  • Nikon Monarch 8x36 or Pentax DCF HRC 8x42

  • best mid-size binocular

  • Objective lens covers - What Are They For?

  • Optimum Field of View?

  • about monoculars ?

  • New Binoculars

  • What power would you use for raptor and seawatching

  • Good binocular shop in San Jose

  • Question about Nikon Monarch ATB pricing

  • Minolta Replacement

  • 8x32 or 8x42?

  • seek new winter pocket bins

  • Help for recommended Binoculars for under £100

  • Nikon Monarchs Vs vortex viper

  • A trip to Lost Creek Shoe Shop

  • Need new 10x42 Roofs!

  • sexiest looking bin?

  • 10x42 roof with the best eye relief

  • Compact.mid binoc recomendations 8x28

  • Binocular Retailers - UK

  • Saturday's trip for bins

  • full circle?

  • Collimation help wanted

  • Binocular choice

  • chose between 3 <1000.00 roofs

  • Links that explain binocular concepts

  • yosemite 6x30 or nikon 7x35 action ex

  • Autofocus Binoculars

  • Binocular Choice, Nikon, Zeiss, Lieca

  • Swarovski snapshop adapter

  • Anyone know of OK 12X binos in $300-$400 range?

  • Bright comet visible now!

  • Help deciding on Upgrade

  • Bushnell Discover 7x42s and 8x42s on sale + Yukon 7x50W

  • First Birding Bins - where to go S London?

  • Buying binoculars, looking for help

  • Where to test & buy binocluars ; Washington DC?

  • holger merlitz review.

  • Please Help* How do I use Bino's and shoulder harness WITH occular covers*

  • Oberwerk 8x40 Mariner binocular

  • brightest roof bin around 600.00?

  • browning 8x32 good buy

  • Swaro EL & Zeiss Victory FL 8x32

  • Refurbished (Demo) out of stock? Is this possible?

  • Xmas present

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  • why arent 8x50 Bino's more popular?

  • Japan optics manufacturers' codes

  • Help choosing among these...

  • besides being slightly brighter, what does 50mm do over 42? better resolution?

  • Keeping binoculars steady

  • $50 binoculars

  • How to test out new Binoculars?

  • Final Selection !

  • Anybody have New Leica Ultravid HD's yet?

  • Free High Quality Bird Feeder Offer

  • Recommendations please?

  • what has JB22 Made Lately

  • why are zirconium oxide coatings so rare?

  • Bresser binoculars

  • Good but cheap bins needed

  • Better in low light: SLC neu 7x42 or EL 8.5x42?

  • Archery optics

  • Lidl/Bresser optics this week

  • swift 828, alpen apex or carson hd's?

  • Looking for a good pair of binoculars

  • cabela's alaskan guide 8X42

  • Anyone know about binocular collectors clubs?

  • Online sales Warning

  • Going from Leica Trinovid 8x42 BA to Zeiss 8x42 FL

  • Going from 8x42 to 10x42

  • Do Porros have better DOF?

  • Best Binoculars With glasses?

  • BPO/Baigish 10x40

  • New Bins

  • Barska Matrix 7x25 XWA

  • New Year's Resolution

  • What's the best bins on this planet?

  • £200-£300 Binoculars

  • High power binoculars

  • Bresser 8x56 at Lidl

  • Left and Right Optical Inequality in Binoculars

  • Read: The Binocular Thief Blog!

  • New 10x budget bins

  • New Binoculars for Varifocal wearer

  • Lee Valley Park

  • Why no 7x32 from 'big 3'?

  • Bin shop in China

  • Is image stabilization (IS) under appreciated?

  • Anti-fog eyepiece attachments

  • How to test for collimation

  • interesting old Nikon 7x35

  • D