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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troubador" data-source="post: 3582936" data-attributes="member: 109211">TMYour point about different flavours of bins suiting different folks is spot on. I am sure you will find there a perfectly good or even stellar binos that you just don't bond with while others feel right in your hands and to your eyes the moment you look through them.If they are to be your companions and long days out or even brief outings, they need to feel comfortable in the broadest possible sense of that word.The Bird Fair is a fantastic event and well worth the trip. Some of the stands can get very busy and sometimes it can be hard to settle down with a pair of bins to really get to grips with them. But sometimes you can do this and even if its mega busy you can pick up and get a feel for so many models you can at least decide on a short list to follow up on at a dealers.Good luck Lee</blockquote>