Essential Binoculars (1 Viewer)

My 3 year old granddaughter was showing some interest in the Bushnell glasses that live on our kitchen windowsill, so I bought her a pair of her own.
Marketed in the U.K. By Bresser, they are light, easy to focus and cost just over £20.
She immediately began to refer to them as "my essential binoculars"
Initially she just played with them, but last week she was looking at a robin and, for the first time she really got the point.
The excitement in her voice as she said, "Really close" with her face shining, was priceless, and certainly worth 20 quid.

I got my daughter the same 6x21 binoculars under a different brand when she was 3 1/2. I'm not sure if she really has a handle on how to focus yet now that she is 5, but she always grabs for my 8x32 Leicas or 8.5x42 Swarovskis despite having her own.

fazalmajid said:

I got my daughter the same 6x21 binoculars under a different brand when she was 3 1/2. I'm not sure if she really has a handle on how to focus yet now that she is 5, but she always grabs for my 8x32 Leicas or 8.5x42 Swarovskis despite having her own.

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Good taste... maybe it's time to upgrade her to Yosemites 6 or 8x30 ;-)

Joachim

fazalmajid said:

I got my daughter the same 6x21 binoculars under a different brand when she was 3 1/2. I'm not sure if she really has a handle on how to focus yet now that she is 5, but she always grabs for my 8x32 Leicas or 8.5x42 Swarovskis despite having her own.

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That sounds like my daughter. I bought my daughter a pair of Opticron Imagic 8x42 when she was about 12 or 13 and was coming out with me but she stopped using them and demanded use of my Zeiss FLs. I suspect youngsters can tell when an image is clearer, sharper and "better" and prefer the instrument that produces the "better" image without being hindered by brand loyalty or "badge baggage" - perhaps they are more objective than some of us. Expensive to run, mind.