Binoculars

Crusty · 04-26-2018, 01:27 PM

The best binoculars I had (sadly, I dropped them) were a pair of, I believe, Bushnels with a zoom lens. The low power was great for a wide field of view with minimal shaking. If I was interested in detail, a single lever let me zoom in. At the higher power, it was generally better to brace them against something.

I never found binoculars particularly satisfactory with my heavy prescription glasses. However, now that I've had cataract surgery, I'm glad you all have reminded me to dig out a pair for Saturday's ball game.

Here's a zoom pair for sale on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/BARSKA-10-30x...lars+zoom+lens

These are cheap and the reviews are so-so. There are several other brands and prices available. [Selecting binoculars has become as complicated as buying a camera.]

Hap · 04-28-2018, 06:41 PM

I was in Japan two months ago and went into a camera store and could not believe the amount of binoculars that were in stock. They covered a complete wall and then a few aisles to boot! I needed binoculars for my boat and stuck to a 125 dollar limit. I tried different binoculars for at least an hour and kept coming back to one pair of binoculars that just felt the best. I focused on people entering the store from the back of the store. I ended up buying a Kenko 10 X 30 YKT-012 model made for Yodobashi camera store. I think you can buy a Kenko Ultra vision on Amazon for around the same price. Excellent binoculars- I recommend them and over MANY others that I had tried.

04-26-2018, 01:27 PM	#1
Crusty Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Columbus OH / Smiths Pt Posts: 128 Thanks: 176 Thanked 158 Times in 57 Posts	The best binoculars I had (sadly, I dropped them) were a pair of, I believe, Bushnels with a zoom lens. The low power was great for a wide field of view with minimal shaking. If I was interested in detail, a single lever let me zoom in. At the higher power, it was generally better to brace them against something. I never found binoculars particularly satisfactory with my heavy prescription glasses. However, now that I've had cataract surgery, I'm glad you all have reminded me to dig out a pair for Saturday's ball game. Here's a zoom pair for sale on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/BARSKA-10-30x...lars+zoom+lens These are cheap and the reviews are so-so. There are several other brands and prices available. [Selecting binoculars has become as complicated as buying a camera.]

04-28-2018, 06:41 PM	#2
Hap Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I was in Japan two months ago and went into a camera store and could not believe the amount of binoculars that were in stock. They covered a complete wall and then a few aisles to boot! I needed binoculars for my boat and stuck to a 125 dollar limit. I tried different binoculars for at least an hour and kept coming back to one pair of binoculars that just felt the best. I focused on people entering the store from the back of the store. I ended up buying a Kenko 10 X 30 YKT-012 model made for Yodobashi camera store. I think you can buy a Kenko Ultra vision on Amazon for around the same price. Excellent binoculars- I recommend them and over MANY others that I had tried.