james holdsworth
Consulting Biologist
Says the man who "worked HARD" for the money that bought the binoculars. Bravo!!! I know the covers on most are a pain. The covers on the Nikon SE's are snug and stay in place. on every other binocular I have they about fall right off. Lots a use??? Anyways. I usually store them with the covers. In the field the covers stay off. Too much trouble fiddling when birds are at hand. As you know they so often disappear in a blink.
I'm also one to set the focus ahead of time based on the cover that I am in. Saves a millisecond usually when the bird shows up right where you expected it would but your optics were focused in the wrong place causing you to miss the glimpse.
Hey Curve, just saw your location. Did you get the Elegant Tern and Brown Booby? The Niagara was a mega-vagrant magnet this fall.