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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patudo" data-source="post: 3529019" data-attributes="member: 139299"><p>Birds are the reason I use binoculars and I would still go birdwatching if binoculars were not available.  But without a shadow of doubt the birdwatching experience is massively enhanced by the use of binoculars.  A lot of the behaviour I most wish to see would be difficult if not impossible to observe without that 8x or 10x magnification and yes, if 50 year old binoculars were all that was available I'd gladly use them as not having binoculars would mean big changes to where, when and probably how often I'd want to go.  There's also little doubt that quality optics are a pleasure to use and offer amazing performance.  They increase the enjoyment of the whole experience.  In my case what I see in my own area is more than compelling enough that if I had a couple of thousand disposable cash would rather put it towards a fantastic binocular to view it with rather than an exotic holiday, but that's me.  Ultimately though I would much rather have my favourite birds to observe and no binoculars to observe them with than the opposite.</p></blockquote><p></p>