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In birding and bird watching, timing is everything. Last Saturday, I was out on my apartment patio, waiting for a friend to stop by and, of course, I just happened to have my Swarovski Pocket binocular in hand. After all, that's the whole idea behind owning a

go the way of the dinosaurs, but the sleek and sexy roof prism binocular gets all the attention, these days, at least in the premier binocular category. That's too bad, because great porro prism binoculars like the now disappearing Nikon Premier SE can hold their own, optically, with all the roof prism heavyweights and do it at a fraction of the price. About the only place the premium porro prism binocular holds its own is in astronomy binoculars and military/marine binoculars where performance

zoos, waterfalls and so on. You can even take that new hobby and turn into a money making venture. One thing I want to stress is that if you decide to take on a new hobby and it has to do with being outdoors, please wear a good pair of sunglasses. Sunglasses will help protect your precious eyes from the sun. Most people remember to put on sunscreen, but they forget that they need to protect their eyes as well and they forget to put on sunglasses. So do yourself and your family a favor wear sunscreen and wear a good pair of sungl

Gun" only for ladies who don't flinch at recoil and practice regularly. I got my J-Frame almost 10 years ago, it's a Smith & Wesson 639-2, with a shrouded hammer to allow single-action or double action shooting. It's very easy to carry, I have a Galco PH158 pocket holster I got a few years ago to replace an Uncle Mike's Pocket Professional that finally wore out from being carried around. The Galco breaks up the outline of the gun well, and it stays in your pocket well when drawing. My main complaint with the J-Frame is the

Had a customer with a good point to share on astronomy binoculars and one I've also wondered about, myself. When it comes to the really big giant binoculars in the 25x100 class, the supplied 1/4x20 tripod thread is really much too small to safely support the weight. No doubt this size is supplied to offer more selection in the way of tripods, but the standard photo tripod is really too light, anyway, for

Fun weekend with the binocular, birds and wildflowers. Definitely seeing more and more signs of fall - the first Goldenrods are blooming and the apple trees are loaded with fruit. As for birds, not a lot of diversity, but did watch what was either a Willow or an Alder flycatcher by

Fun weekend with the binocular, birds and wildflowers. Definitely seeing more and more signs of fall - the first Goldenrods are blooming and the apple trees are loaded with fruit. As for birds, not a lot of diversity, but did watch what was either a Willow or an Alder flycatcher by a local

cloth to wipe condensation off my binoculars. Internal fogging is a different matter. Biggest culprit, here, is drastic changes in temperature and this directly leads to moisture condensing on the binocular. For this, I like to carry a binocular in a waterproof hard case. This allows the binocular to come slowly to ambient temperature and all without the problem of moisture condensing on the binocular. Just put the bino in the case when you are outside in cold temperatures, then bring it in the house, but do not open

Eye. I never been there and I really really hope I can enjoy the view from the top of it. Besides that I’m thinking to get a telescope in order to get the farthest view as position. Amazing right? I search online to buy it, I found high qualityLeupold Riflescopetoo.

I recently sold. I don't need it anymore as i still have my X200. I bought it for $160 a couple of months back. I'll sell it for $100 shipped. Id rate it at 99%. Ill look for the box, but I dont know If I have it. Here is what it looks like. http://www.opticsplanet.net/insight-...lashlight.html