As I site here waiting for my binoculars I did a lot of research and found out some things which I thought are worth mentioning.
Very important is the purpose of the binoculars. The purpose of binos will make some binoculars you are trying to buy as not good choices. I see that there are a lot of binoculars which are used for birding or hunting. Then a lot of people use the binoculars for astronomy as well as for the marine life purpose.
The main number or the measurement that we need to have is the “7x35” or the “10x50”. Magnification and the aperture diameter are the most important binocular measurement.
There are a lot of other things but the main thing that I have see will be there which is very much how we base our buy is the price. I searched first for less than 100 dollars and found out a few reviews which said that less than 100 dollars is not good. I then jacked up my budget by 100 more.
I learnt about the high end binos like Leica, Zeiss or the Swaroski. That said these binos I believe are for experts once you have had good experience outdoors and will gradually get to know the environment, the outside as well as start distinguishing various elements of nature.
Also, one of the most important aspects of purchasing a good quality binoculars for general outdoors sporting, birding, hunting, and other activities, concerns waterproofing. It is always a good idea to find a good pair of discount waterproof binoculars. You never know when you will get caught in the rain or accidentally drop them into a stream. Why spend good money on decent quality binoculars and ruin them, when you could have easily found a good pair of Discount Waterproof Binoculars to avoid this problem?
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
My first outdoor accessory – Binoculars
As I said in my post earlier that it would be easier getting a binocular in US than in India as there are a lot of online options available to buy your binoculars from. After searching some local shops in the place around Delhi where I live I just gave up and decided to ask my close friend’s brother who lives in Ohis, US to get me binoculars.
It took some effort as it can be costly affair if you apply that conversion are of 50 rupees. That means binos for 200 dollars is about Rs.10,000 in India. That is one third of my salary gone for purchasing that. But as they say passion does not acre about money and hence I went online got a whole lot of information on Binoculars on the net and finally decided on which I have told my acquaintance to order.
He is visiting India in June and I will have to wait till June to feel that binoculars. I am already planning my next trip to the Ranthambor sanctuary.
In fact I found out about a good outdoors camping gear site which is very good and very informative.
As on that I must mention about some good sites that I found at least as far as the information is concerned and these sites are the
http://www.chuckhawks.com/
Consumer Search site is a best source to find out about various ratings.
http://www.consumersearch.com/binoculars
These three are what I liked and in no way mean that these are the best ones. There are a lot of others written by some well known binocular and birding experts which are by all means the best. Again for the sake of repetition I will mention that there I will be posting the links to some good outdoor bloggers, hunting bloggers and the birding experts. Also will try to find out something some good outdoor blogger writers in India.
I ordered the Nikon Monarch ATB 8x42. the approx price will be in the range of $200.The best thing to happen is that it will be finally something that is worth the money and I will be able to enjoy my outdoor trips.
Here are the specifications for that
Product Features
Ultra rugged, rubber-armored, roof prism design
Multicoated lenses for bright, clear images
Precision aligned optics for extended viewing
100% Waterproof/Fogproof
Extended eye relief and
central focus for viewing convenience
Technical Details
Focusing System: CF
Magnification: 8xObjective Diameter: 40 mm
Angular Field of View Real: 6.5
Angular Field of View Apparent: 52FOV at 1000 yards: 340 feet
Close Focus Distance: 8.2 feet
Exit Pupil: 5 mm
Relative Brightness: 25
Eye Relief: 19.5 mmSize: 6.5 (L) x 5.1 (W) inches
Weight: 26.3 ounces
If you need to have the definitions of what all of these means there are those websites which I mentioned.
Update: I found another website which is also good at articulating the basics in a simple manner and not too technical though funnily it says best hunting binoculars as its main site title.
It took some effort as it can be costly affair if you apply that conversion are of 50 rupees. That means binos for 200 dollars is about Rs.10,000 in India. That is one third of my salary gone for purchasing that. But as they say passion does not acre about money and hence I went online got a whole lot of information on Binoculars on the net and finally decided on which I have told my acquaintance to order.
He is visiting India in June and I will have to wait till June to feel that binoculars. I am already planning my next trip to the Ranthambor sanctuary.
In fact I found out about a good outdoors camping gear site which is very good and very informative.
As on that I must mention about some good sites that I found at least as far as the information is concerned and these sites are the
http://www.chuckhawks.com/
Consumer Search site is a best source to find out about various ratings.
http://www.consumersearch.com/binoculars
These three are what I liked and in no way mean that these are the best ones. There are a lot of others written by some well known binocular and birding experts which are by all means the best. Again for the sake of repetition I will mention that there I will be posting the links to some good outdoor bloggers, hunting bloggers and the birding experts. Also will try to find out something some good outdoor blogger writers in India.
I ordered the Nikon Monarch ATB 8x42. the approx price will be in the range of $200.The best thing to happen is that it will be finally something that is worth the money and I will be able to enjoy my outdoor trips.
Here are the specifications for that
Product Features
Ultra rugged, rubber-armored, roof prism design
Multicoated lenses for bright, clear images
Precision aligned optics for extended viewing
100% Waterproof/Fogproof
Extended eye relief and
central focus for viewing convenience
Technical Details
Focusing System: CF
Magnification: 8xObjective Diameter: 40 mm
Angular Field of View Real: 6.5
Angular Field of View Apparent: 52FOV at 1000 yards: 340 feet
Close Focus Distance: 8.2 feet
Exit Pupil: 5 mm
Relative Brightness: 25
Eye Relief: 19.5 mmSize: 6.5 (L) x 5.1 (W) inches
Weight: 26.3 ounces
If you need to have the definitions of what all of these means there are those websites which I mentioned.
Update: I found another website which is also good at articulating the basics in a simple manner and not too technical though funnily it says best hunting binoculars as its main site title.
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