Hi All,
Sadly, after
23 years, my faithful Condor
bins (8x32, Gerber optical) finally gave out on the fabulous (but
unseasonably
wet for late July!) Thorsborne Trail on Hinchinbrook Island
a couple of weeks ago. As someone who only gets interested in
technology at
such times of crisis J I’d love to
hear any advice or suggestions you could offer as
to how to replace them. Like most of you, I need binoculars light
enough not to
drag when hanging around my neck for hours, that have a wide enough
field of
view to find the bird somewhere in the patch of tree I thought I saw it
fly
into, plus good light-gathering ability to help me see birds at dawn
and dusk.
After recent experience, I’d add good water-proofing. I understand that
you get what you pay for – up to a point.
Can I buy
them in Canberra
these days, or do I need to go to Sydney?
Another
thing, I’m so impressed by
the quality of photos that some of you share on this list. Do you carry
both
camera and binoculars? Do you have binoculars that take photos?
Thanks,
Sue Beatty
