It just says 8x20 BCA and I discovered they are NOT waterproof!! -----Original Message----- From: owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net [mailto:owner-paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net]On Behalf Of Matt Williams Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 9:10 AM To: Bob Denton Cc: jclowry_at_idt.net; PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net; James Lofton Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Waterproof Binoculars 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/ *************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** 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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