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Offline Kinderchick

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Re: The Best Binoculars of 2013
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2013, 09:35 »
Interesting reviews of good binocs, but unfortunately most are way out of my spending range.

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Re: The Best Binoculars of 2013
« Reply #2 on: December 12, 2013, 22:02 »
Wow.  Never realized that binoculars could be so, so expensive.  They seem to be in the price ranges of some very good cameras.

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The Best Binoculars of 2013
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2013, 14:30 »
This is worth reading for anyone thinking they would like to ask for binoculars (or a contribution toward the purchase of binoculars) for Christmas or a birthday ...

This is from the folks at Cornell University's All About Birds newsletter ... 102 binoculars. 5 price categories.

http://www.allaboutbirds.org/Page.aspx?pid=2680

Good binoculars are a great way to get more out of bird watching. There's just nothing like a bright, crisp image that's bursting with color, whether you're looking for rarities or simply enjoying the birds you see everyday. And fortunately, even some lower-priced binoculars are truly outstanding these days. In our first full review in eight years, we rounded up 102 binoculars ranging from $55 to nearly $3,000. We'll tell you which ones made our eyeballs the happiest.