Well, my dream binoculars are now the Fujion ImageStabilizer 14x42 WATERPROOF binoculars. I'm recalling the 14x42, so the secondpart might be slightly off. Leave to Fujinon to have sense enough to make them waterproof. Since they cost about $1000 (in the latest Orion Catalogue), it will be awhile, but they look perfect. Regards, Leander leander_at_worldnet.att.net *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
leander_at_worldnet.att.net wrote: > > Well, my dream binoculars are now the Fujion > ImageStabilizer 14x42 WATERPROOF binoculars. > ...<snip>... they look perfect. Pretty slick. But as always, there are tradeoffs. First, there is the weight of 2.86 pounds (ouch!); and then there is the rather narrow field of view (87.5m at a distance of 1000m) which is a disadvantage of higher-powered binoculars; and then there is the need to carry yet more batteries (it takes 4 AAs). While the new Fujinons have some obvious advantages, they are far from perfect--they involve certain compromises in their design. Information about these new binoculars can be found at the following address: http://www.binocularsetc.com/binoculars/fuji/techno.html 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. I hold them with one hand pressed against the bridge of my nose and forehead, which serves as an effective, low-tech "image stabilization" device. (The position of my nose and forehead remain fixed relative to my pupils.) I have no problem using these binoculars in my kayak, although this is a skill that requires a bit of practice to develop. For me, these are closer to the "perfect binoculars" then the Fujinons, but of course the Swarovskis also have their disadvantages. Dan Hagen *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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? -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> 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/ ***************************************************************************
> > 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. > Dave Kruger wrote: > Cost? $450. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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