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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3287628" data-attributes="member: 111403">. The binocular importers and manufacturers should read that paper.The SamYang 10×25 roof prism green rubber armoured binocular is my IPD champion. It goes from 37 mm to 93 mm, which would suit everybody except the Mighty Joe Young.It has chromatic aberration and is rather dim because of basic coatings and obviously no phase coatings. But it resolves well, gives neutral colours and a reasonable image.Lee,My first flight was in a Dragon Rapide biplane when I was 11 years old. It may be that it cost five shillings? I cannot remember. It lasted about 20 minutes.The other old aircraft I can remember, were many trips in Bristol freighters. A cross-channel journey in a DC4 freighter. Three or four cars in the front and the passengers in the back. The aircraft shuddered and oscillated like a writhing snake with full power on the four engines. Then the brakes were released and it slowly took to the air shaking so much I thought pieces would fall off.The Viscount was nice. Also I think a trip in the Vanguard. And a Convair Metropolitan twin prop, which had beautiful comfortable seats with enormous legroom.Several Britten Norman Islanders.Also the 4 engine turboprop Pan Am shuttle from New York to Boston and back.I've used binoculars many times from aircraft, including seeing comets from the cockpits of Boeing 747s from mid-Atlantic. Optically the glass is very good despite being very thick. It is much better than the passenger windows. The stars are bright right down to the horizon where they are suddenly cut off.</blockquote>

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