If you want an immediate and obvious ergonomic boost you'll need a 32mm like the 8X32 SV
Truly a delightful little binocular.
If you want an immediate and obvious ergonomic boost you'll need a 32mm like the 8X32 SV
I have the 7X42 UV (2004) and it's about as good as you can get for weight control in a 27 ounce bin. The UV is short and easy to manage. My guess, based on your posts, is that you would tire as quickly or even more easily with the SF or SV 42mm bins.
If you want an immediate and obvious ergonomic boost you'll need a 32mm like the 8X32 SV (21 ounces), a binocular that's every bit as good as the well-loved 42mm's. One trick you can try to develop is to hold your bin in the traditional manner with one hand while a few fingers on your opposite hand support it from underneath. The arm not holding the bin directly can be folded in against your chest reducing muscle strain to an absolute minimum. Switch arms and you've got a relatively pain free method for extended viewing.
GG,
Genuine question. Between stopping to watch birds, do you walk round with one hand on your bins to stop them swinging back and forth?
No worries. It was just something my son lectured me on concerning balanced posture. Looks like you've got it covered.
I don't think I have ideal posture in general...something I need to continue to work on.
The upshot is, I've listened to him (when are our kids ever wrong). I wear a tight fitting bomber jacket with the bins jammed in the top (just below my throat) and this takes the weight off the strap, allows me to walk naturally with arms at my sides, and gives me quick access to the bins should that once in a lifetime American vagrant hop into view.
I hate to say it, but it works.
I have always had bad posture (due, I think to me being 6'1" and, in my growing days, therefore slouching to 'fit in' with my buddies). I also, despite being relatively fit, find viewing through binoculars constantly, quite literally a pain (it starts with a gnawing in my shoulders which soon transforms itself into 'camera shake' in my hands.
My son, (who since gaining a Uni degree in Sports Science and Fitness has become a right, know all, pain in the butt) :-O has lectured me on how to walk round without holding my bins (taken to extremes he's quoted how a guy with his arm in a sling can develop frozen shoulder). I didn't think it would make any difference till he started bombarding me with experiments-
1) walk round with one arm free and the other wrapped across your stomach and see how long it is before your shoulder craves movement.
2)wear one flat shoe and one shoe with the tiniest heel (just 1 cm) and see how long it takes for your hips to start aching.
The above happens because the human head weighs without blood 4.5 to 5kg (put equivalent groceries in shopping bag and pick it up -it is unbelievably heavy) and the shoulders/spine/hips have their work cut out just supporting this weight, let alone coping with round shoulders weighed down even more by heavy binoculars.
The upshot is, I've listened to him (when are our kids ever wrong). I wear a tight fitting bomber jacket with the bins jammed in the top (just below my throat) and this takes the weight off the strap, allows me to walk naturally with arms at my sides, and gives me quick access to the bins should that once in a lifetime American vagrant hop into view.
I hate to say it, but it works.
Pileatus. Have you tried the air cell straps with the little air bubbles along the length of them. They really help with comfort. They surprised me when I tried one.This will address neck & shoulder strain.
http://www.vortexoptics.com/product/vortex-archers-binocular-strap
It has longer neoprene padding than a regular strap so it slides effortlessly over all types of clothing.
Pileatus. Have you tried the air cell straps with the little air bubbles along the length of them. They really help with comfort. They surprised me when I tried one.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Carl-Zeiss...155198&hash=item2844f4b3dd:g:xh8AAOSwwN5ZhYDR
They are the most comfortable straps I have tried.Thanks for that link Dennis-I've bookmarked it. I have looked for a good quality version of that style for a while.
They are the most comfortable straps I have tried.
They are the most comfortable straps I have tried.
Dennis
Now all you need is an SF to hang from the strap. You want fov? SF delivers!
Lee
Nehhh, his new CL's are so light he won't need strapsoo
LOL Swarovski haven't mentioned the anti-gravity properties on their website, do tell more!
Lee
Instead of nitrogen purged they are HELIUM infused :t:
I've always wondered why makers don't use Helium inside their bins :brains: ....... surely every gram counts?! :cat:Instead of nitrogen purged they are HELIUM infused :t: