I also own Pentaxes which I gave to my kids...no comparison between the jap and german optics. The issue with the Zeiss glasses was, in my opinion, they were from a defective batch. I was torn between the Swavorskies and the Leicas both +- $400. The primary parameter was they had to fit in a PFD pocket. -----Original Message----- From: James Lofton [mailto:n5yyx_at_etsc.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 10:42 AM To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net; Bob Denton Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Waterproof Binoculars 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/ ***************************************************************************
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