binoculars

[ralf1]

whats a good type,value for money and with some quality preferably purchased online......

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[Talbot]

Here is the answer to the maidens prayer <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005LENN/enevacom04/026-6587184-0262829>Nikon 7x50</A> and waterproof

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[BrendanS]

pm 'milltech' and ask him for his guide to buying binoculars for marine use. Very useful, and discusses pro's and con's of the various types

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[Koeketiene]

Yep - bought Steiner Marine (with compass) ones of him (£199). Very pleased with them - really top-notch. Not cheap, but in this case you get what you pay for.

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[numenius]

There was a thread on this some considerable time ago. At the time I was looking for and willing to pay for Steiners - however, a poster on here who's name escapes me, has a shop and stocks bynolyt (I'd never heard of them either) which apparently are used by the RNLI - which was a good enough reccomendation for me any day and settled the argument. Anyway, they are 7x50 with illum compass and the quality is excellent - at 140ish quid I seem to recall, (my pound sign has stopped working on this keyboard!) I was VERY pleasantly surprised at the image quality and how hard wearing they are proving - I've since tried them side by side with other peoples Steiners, Nikons, etc and am perfectly happy with their performance.

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[milltech]

Just so long as she stayed on shore looking at her man at sea and not the other way round! It's a centre focus binocular from the look of the wheel, and very nice I'm sure, but not the most suitable for marine use.

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http://www.on-line-marine.com

 

[MASH]

Jessops do a superb waterproof 7 x 50 for about £65. Hard to beat that, and their optics & light gathering are excellent.

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[Talbot]

Admit that I was thinking more of the optics, than the centrewheel thingy.

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[charles_reed]

An old test came up with the following:

Zeiss the best and most expensive, Nikon closely comparable on both quality and price. Binolite were considered the best budget buy and Monk Commander the best buy with slightly better optics than the Steiner and with auto focus.

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[pyrojames]

As did I. I have an old pair of the OS54 which are marketed under a variety of different names, complete with compass and reticule, which have been excelelnt. No problems waterproof etc, but maybe not the best optics. The Steiners are certainly better in the optics and compass department, but I was a bit dissapointed to see that they don't have a reticule in them. Back to using my fist I guess.

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[milltech]

The Commanders V's do, the "Marine/Skipper" may or may not as I've sold them all and can't remember, and the Navigator II doesn't. Do you actually use it to measure things?

I admire that kind of pilotage because I'm not up to it, I have come to rely on the black box although I do occasionally take bearings on things.


<hr width=100% size=1>John
http://www.on-line-marine.com

 

[Althorne]

You'll be practising bearing and measurments for the next few days if I have my way John. Bit rocky where we're going.
Roy

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[milltech]

Then I know who'll be posted look-out don't I? Have you on the foredeck lashed to the rail watching for sharp black bits.


<hr width=100% size=1>John
http://www.on-line-marine.com

 

[pyrojames]

I bought the "Marine"version. And yep, I do use the reticule a reasonable amount, mostly for distance off by verticle angle. The closed fist is almost as good for rule of thumb though. About 3 degrees across the first two knuckles, 2 degrees for the next two pairs and 8 degrees across the closed fist.



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