Kevin Purcell
Well-known member
An excellent beginner orientated article which summarizes very accurately all the stuff we rabbit on about: porros are still good; lower magnification is better at the cheap end;
I'd point any new birder/optics buyer to this article.
http://www.livingbird.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1218
And worth viewing for a picture of the most battered porros at the top of the article.
The glass looks fine but perhaps not the most modern coating (if any!). Is that a home made leather armor sewn in place? I get the feeling this my be somewhere in the developing world where battered bins are better than no bins at all.
I'd point any new birder/optics buyer to this article.
http://www.livingbird.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?pid=1218
And worth viewing for a picture of the most battered porros at the top of the article.
The glass looks fine but perhaps not the most modern coating (if any!). Is that a home made leather armor sewn in place? I get the feeling this my be somewhere in the developing world where battered bins are better than no bins at all.
