Charlie Rowney
Member
Hi I've been reading the various discussions on choice of binoculars with interest.
I would be particularly interested to hear any views on what are the best bins for pelagics particularly in terms of magnification. I once went on a pelagic off North island New Zealand with an expensive pair of 10X bins and was frustrated at how another birder with a cheap pair of lower magnification bins was picking up all sorts of stuff which I could hardly get let alone keep in my field of view. Any comments? - apart from the fact that he was probably a better / more experienced pelagic birder! I suppose it's a trade off because the long horizons you could potentially get out at sea would tend to veer me towards 10X whereas the lower magnifications would probably give a wider field of view and be less affected by handshake.
Also has anyone tried the image stabilised bins which I think Canon do - are they any good?.
Charlie R
I would be particularly interested to hear any views on what are the best bins for pelagics particularly in terms of magnification. I once went on a pelagic off North island New Zealand with an expensive pair of 10X bins and was frustrated at how another birder with a cheap pair of lower magnification bins was picking up all sorts of stuff which I could hardly get let alone keep in my field of view. Any comments? - apart from the fact that he was probably a better / more experienced pelagic birder! I suppose it's a trade off because the long horizons you could potentially get out at sea would tend to veer me towards 10X whereas the lower magnifications would probably give a wider field of view and be less affected by handshake.
Also has anyone tried the image stabilised bins which I think Canon do - are they any good?.
Charlie R