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27/5/2013 at 7:24pm
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Hi
I went and got some at an open day at a WWT place, they also do them at RSPB reserves - mine were £105 I had a bigger budget but they were the ones that felt the best in terms of weight and view etc. I would definitely try to go to one of these events to try them out to find out which you prefer. Don't even know what these ones are tbh so can't give any advice re techy stuff!!!
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27/5/2013 at 8:39pm
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We have a few old pairs.the most expensive i cannot use as i have to have childs glasses and the view is too wide for me to focus.Keep this in mind when you buy.
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27/5/2013 at 9:35pm
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Will have a look for you.If you want to email me its at the end of my post.
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27/5/2013 at 10:11pm
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I can't use binoculars, can't focus both eyes with them, don't know why. My son is that same now although he was all right when he was younger. He is now thinking about getting a monocular.
Try before you buy, in case you're the same.
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28/5/2013 at 11:06am
Location: Lanarkshire
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Marc with a good pair of bins you should be able to adjust one eye piece to suit your eyes. The idea is cover the eye on the non adjustable eye piece, get the other into focus and away you go.
The only way to get the right pair is try them. My OH and I have the same make different models, I love mine, 20 plus years old, but cannot get on with his. I used to have an inexpensive pair but tried the more expensive ones at an optics fair. It was like someone turned the lights on.
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28/5/2013 at 3:15pm
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I've just bought 2 pairs from local charity shops for £16.
One is a 20x and the smaller an 8x for the boss. It's well worth a trawl around the shops for a bargain.
I've got a mono-pod for resting mine on.
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28/5/2013 at 5:23pm
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for a good idea one how to get your binoculars focused watch this on how to get the best from your binoculars
[URL=http://www.scopesnskies.com/video-help-centre]
bought a pair of 20 X 80 for stargazing from them
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28/5/2013 at 5:32pm
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I have a monocular and love it, well it was my sons originally.
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28/5/2013 at 7:36pm
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Look on ebay, there's some brand new Bushnell ones from Jays Optics starting at £29.99, retail £99:95.
My OH is looking for some at the moment and seems to think these are a good buy.
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