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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BobinKy" data-source="post: 1745676" data-attributes="member: 58027">I have the Garrett Signature porro 22x85. While certainly an option, their strengths and weaknesses are illustrated in the following discussions from Cloudy Nights.<a href="http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3058499/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1/vc/1" target="_blank">Comparing GO22x85, WO22x70, Tak22x60</a><a href="http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=binoculars&Number=3366878&Forum=,,,,,,,,f33,,,,,,,,&Words=22x85&Searchpage=8&Limit=25&Main=3364735&Search=true&where=bodysub&Name=&daterange=1&newerval=&newertype=&olderval=1&oldertype=w&bodyprev=#Post3366878" target="_blank">What should I expect from my 22x85 binoculars?</a>During the day, from the big picture window in the living room or outside on the patio the Garrett Signature 22x85 binoculars offer bright views. For field use, don't plan on taking too many steps away from the car, as these giant binos and a heavy tripod mean carrying 25 lbs or more. Focusing, CA, and clarity are their nemesis. Their strength during the day are the bright, porro 3-D, restful two-eye viewing. However, for day use, I often prefer either the optically superior single-eye view of my Kowa TSN-661 spotting scope or Nikon SE 12x50 to the bright somewhat fuzzy and difficult to focus big views through the Garrett Signature 22x85. At night, for viewing open star clusters, the Garrett Signature 22x85s come into their own as you point them to the Sagittarius and Scorpius constellations in the southern skies of summer (viewing from the Northern Hemisphere). And in case the discussion at Cloudy Nights is too much to wade through--and you are itchin' to pull the trigger on the Garrett Signature 22x85 for daytime closeups at the bird bath in the backyard--you better have a big backyard because these big boys have a close focus of 275 ft. That's right! The close focus measures just under 92 yards. The U.S. NFL field goal record is only 63 yards, shared by Jason Elam and Tom Dempsey :eek!:  :eek!:  :eek!:  :eek!:  :eek!:I hope this helps.BobKentucky, USA</blockquote>

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