I've been away in South Africa but I did a lot of research and ordered a number of small light weight WATERPROOF binoculars for kayaking including 2 different brunton, bushnell, zeiss and eventually leica. All but the leicas were unacceptable, either optically or mechanically. I tried 2 pairs of the Zeiss classics and they were terribly distorted. I used the little Leicas in the game park and even at night and found that they compared or exceeded my 8x30 Steiners, and I could wear them all day. cya *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Bob Denton wrote: > > I've been away in South Africa but I did a lot of research and ordered a > number of small light weight WATERPROOF binoculars for kayaking including 2 > different brunton, bushnell, zeiss and eventually leica. All but the leicas > were unacceptable, either optically or mechanically. I tried 2 pairs of the > Zeiss classics and they were terribly distorted. > > I used the little Leicas in the game park and even at night and found that > they compared or exceeded my 8x30 Steiners, and I could wear them all day. > > cya Interesting. It's sad to think that a person needs to look through a whole shop full, to find one pair that works good. I read some of the tests from http://www.nj.com/audubon/genlmenu/optics.html and they seem to support what you said, and went on to say that one could find a "poor" set of "great" glasses. Just what you wanted, a $1000 set of optics that you love, UNTIL you look through that $300 set your buddy has and find they are better!! :>) I still stand my my pentax. James, "unless that's a jackal, instead of a coyote.., I must be in NM" (but I did see an emu in a pasture yesterday, so who knows) *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Tue, 3 Aug 1999, Bob Denton wrote: > I used the little Leicas in the game park and even at night and found that > they compared or exceeded my 8x30 Steiners, and I could wear them all day. Hmmm. Price? e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Bob, what is the Leica model name/number for your "little Leicas"? Thanks, Bob Shipman Houston, TX Bob Denton wrote: > > I've been away in South Africa but I did a lot of research and ordered a > number of small light weight WATERPROOF binoculars for kayaking including 2 > different brunton, bushnell, zeiss and eventually leica. All but the leicas > were unacceptable, either optically or mechanically. I tried 2 pairs of the > Zeiss classics and they were terribly distorted. > > I used the little Leicas in the game park and even at night and found that > they compared or exceeded my 8x30 Steiners, and I could wear them all day. > > cya > *************************************************************************** > PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List > Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net > Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net > Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ > *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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