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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 2892825" data-attributes="member: 111403">. Hi there,. If I was staying at a hotel on the 17th floor and wanted to view the birds on the ground or flying I would by now have.A) asked at the hotel lobby to borrow the hotel binocular for three weeks.B) gone to the local charity shop or thrift shop and bought a binocular for $10 making sure that it worked.C) gone to the local binocular shop and tried whatever binoculars they had and bought the best one within my price range.I would have probably brought something like a low price Pentax 10×50 or similar. maybe something for $50.However, if I intended buying a binocular for permanent use after the three weeks holiday then I would have chosen more carefully. maybe that is your intention.But for use from the 17th floor window I would try to use whatever I found by carefully placing the front of the binocular against the window glass. This steadies the view and probably reduces the hand tremor by half. It is better if the front of the binocular is rubber.</blockquote>