> At 17:13 10/27/99 -0700, Dave Kruger wrote: > >Dan Hagen wrote: > >> For me the weight is the killer. I don't want to lug around binoculars >> that weigh almost 3 pounds, particularly when my 8x20 Swarovskis work so >> well (bright, sharp, high contrast), are submersible, weigh only 7.9 >> ounces, and fit into my shirt or PFD pocket. > >Cost? you snipped the part where he said there were disadvantages to them too... i think this was one ;-) mark -- #------canoeist[at]netbox[dot]com-------------------------------------- mark zen o, o__ o_/| o_. po box 474 </ [\/ [\_| [\_\ ft. lupton, co 80621-0474 (`-/-------/----') (`----|-------\-') #~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~~~~_at_~~~~~ http://www.jacknjillz.com/paddler [index of Paddling websites I manage] Rocky Mtn Sea Kayak Club, Colorado River Flows, Poudre Paddlers The Colorado Paddlers' Resource, Rocky Mtn Canoe Club Trip Page -- Computers are useless. They can only give you answers. --Pablo Picasso *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Oct 27 1999 - 19:04:11 PDT
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