A Cure for Swinging Binoculars (1 Viewer)

[ausmar]

A worse problem I have, now that I'm venturing tentatively into the photography world, is binoculars and camera clanking together - and wielding the two items of equipment at the same time generally! Things have improved since shortening the bins strap considerably. It only needs to be long enough to raise to your eyes...

I must say I found the binocular harnesses pretty unwieldy myself. They tend to slip off the shoulders no matter how you adjust the straps.

To prevent them from "clankin" against each other i hang my camera on my shoulder so that it is under my arm sort of...Works for me

 

[etc]

To clarify - I have been wearing them like a purse, over the shoulder, under your arm, works well for me, with minimal swing.

But I think a harness might be a better solution.

 

[bkrownd]

Instead of a neck strap I have my binoculars attached to a carabiner type clip, that I clip onto a lug on the shoulder strap of my backpack, or the side of my waistpack. At least the swing is a bit limited in its range that way, and bounce is almost entirely eliminated.

 

[WHIMBREL]

What works really well for me is to have them inside my half-zipped fleece. You can still whip them out in a flash but they are restricted from bouncing around. An added bonus is that they never steam up on a cold day because they are the same temp as my eyeballs!
Cheers.

Please tell us your not a female...

 

[dantheman]

Please tell us your not a female...

lol I don't think he is . . . well last time he wasn't at any rate (as per birding expedition.) Facial hair, dress sense (mostly), things like that led us to believe he wasn''t anyway . . .(Hi Mike :t: ).

Actually it could be scarier if he wasn't, what with the advent of manboobs (moobs) in some (as per the audi thread in RF) . . . :eek!:

 

[Eric_D]

Wow! How come people know about the Regenschutzdeckel but not the Knopflasche ?
Of course we all have a military-strength button handily sewn to our jackets ...

Emil Busch cxn Dienstglas 6X30 (View 1) by Frank, on Flickr

"The leather flap affixed to the front of the binocular is a button fastening attachment (Anknopflasche) meant to be attached to a jacket button to keep the binocular from swinging during activity. It is often found on German WWII binoculars particularly the 6X30 Dienstglas. This binocular was also supplied with a rain cover (Regenschutzdeckel) attached to the neck strap (missing on this example) and often a Bakelite case."

 

[Binastro]

I think the 6400 must refer to the reticle so called milrad, which is the later Nato standard.

Sweden used 6300, later 6400.

Soviet 6,000.

It should be 6283 (2Pi x1000).

I don't think reticles are interchangeable.

Regards,
B.

 

[Eric_D]

I think the 6400 must refer to the reticle so called milrad, which is the later Nato standard.

Sweden used 6300, later 6400.

Soviet 6,000.

It should be 6283 (2Pi x1000).

I don't think reticles are interchangeable.

Regards,
B.

That is so off-topic: I wonder if it was meant for Flickr, not BirdForum? FrankL doesn't mention the reticle/graticule there, either ...
He does here:

"The REL's 100/6400 marking which represents a measurement of 100 mils out of the 6400 mils forming a circle."

REL C.G.B. 37 M.A. 6X30 Graticule (View 2) by Frank, on Flickr

 

[delia todd]

To go back to the question... if your bins are swinging about as you walk, you've got the straps too long.

The shorter they are (resting on the upper chest area), the quicker it is to get them up to your eyes, and they don't swing!

 

[Eric_D]

Another left-field idea: some kind of adapted sports bra, dyed in your choice of macho camouflage pattern ...

 

[Harry Stottle]

Get one of these:

Leica Gürteltasche/Holster 42er Modelle

...

www.astroshop.es

I used to use one with my Leica 8x32 BA but now I have automatic trousers, I do not use it anymore.

 

[Donkey]

Does anyone else get irritated by their binoculars gaining momentum and swinging from side to side as you walk? I have discovered that by taking hold of the strap on each side of the binoculars and pulling down slightly on one side and up on the other, so that they no longer hang level, the swaying is reduced if not completely eliminated. I have to repeat the process every so often but it does help. It probably works best with lightish binoculars and a grippy strap to prevent them immediately levelling themselves.

Ron

Harness?