My preference is for cheaper ones like Tasco etc. Good ones would be nice, but I would be concerned about how and when I use them. I find that in any chop at all my 7X50's are almost too powerful. Seems like 8X would be too powerful for me. It all depends on you and the conditions you use them in. FWIW: I pretty much never take them when in the kayak. I do find them very handy in the sailboat though. In the kayak they always wind up being more trouble than they are worth unless the specific purpose of the trip is wildlife watching. Of course YMMV. Pete Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Dec 14 2003 - 04:09:55 PST
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