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Personmarc63
27/5/2013 at 6:35pm
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Hi there,i am thinking about buying some half decent binoculars
and would value any info and recommendations.these would be for general use and my budget is around £100
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                                marc

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Persondebsy
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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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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.


Personmarc63
27/5/2013 at 8:49pm
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what make are your unused expensive ones and would you consider selling them ?

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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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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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Personmattlad
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You say they are for general use, but that is not much to go on! Do you want them to be pocket sized or can they be "normal sized"?

I have a pair of Celestron 7 x 50 prism binoculars which I find very good for all round use, even do a bit of stargazing with them. They were about £26 so they won't break the budget.

Hope I've been a bit of help!

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28/5/2013 at 9:22am
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Thanks for all your input,after consideration i think i might be better off with a monocular as i do seem to be having trouble focusing sometimes.any opinions on monoculars will be greatly appreciated   
                      marc

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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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Person4teejay
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From my experience anything over ten times magnification will be hard to hold still without a tripod and will get on your nerves


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PersonBridgelayer
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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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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I have a monocular and love it, well it was my sons originally.


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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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