Otto McDiesel
Well-known member
I make no secret of the fact that i consider a good sample of the the 10x35 EII as being my favorite binoculars, and that i prefer them over any
fancy-shpancy roofs. And i am talking optics here, with no budgetary restrictions.
Here are the bad news:
- the rubber has started peeling off my beloved binos.
- i hear rumours that the EII's will be discountinued.
Here are the good news:
- a drop of epoxy (actually Acraglass, the best 'poxy on Earth), fixed the rubber.
- i ordered another pair of 10x35's, just in case.
- my six year old daughter decided that her favorite bino is a EII 8x30, so we got one. This was actually her own decision, and we even offered her waterproof binos such as Kahles 8x32, but she got the Nikons, based on how she saw the Bluejays outside the store.
And the best of the good ones:
- our "inferior" EII's will go birding with us to Mongolia and Siberia next spring.
P.S. Don't ever take a child shopping for binoculars, expecting them to make their own choice. You may have to take a week off....
fancy-shpancy roofs. And i am talking optics here, with no budgetary restrictions.
Here are the bad news:
- the rubber has started peeling off my beloved binos.
- i hear rumours that the EII's will be discountinued.
Here are the good news:
- a drop of epoxy (actually Acraglass, the best 'poxy on Earth), fixed the rubber.
- i ordered another pair of 10x35's, just in case.
- my six year old daughter decided that her favorite bino is a EII 8x30, so we got one. This was actually her own decision, and we even offered her waterproof binos such as Kahles 8x32, but she got the Nikons, based on how she saw the Bluejays outside the store.
And the best of the good ones:
- our "inferior" EII's will go birding with us to Mongolia and Siberia next spring.
P.S. Don't ever take a child shopping for binoculars, expecting them to make their own choice. You may have to take a week off....