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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dalat" data-source="post: 3065723" data-attributes="member: 65207">Hi all, thanks for the comments!Ed and Ivan, thanks for bringing in the philosophical dimension, but I'm not sure I want to dig that deep <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Don't get me wrong, I've nothing against the binocular forum. It sure is the best of its kind, and there are many people with genuine interest in binoculars here, many of those not much interested in birds. That's all fine. But my hobby is birding, not binoculars, I'm not interested that much in binoculars as such. I've just 2 binoculars and not even bought Holger Merlitz book, while I've 2 meters of bird books in my shelf (which still is very modest, compared to many BF users). I go birding as much as I can and my wife allows, while I've never been in an optics trade show.Still I post probably more in the binoculars section than in the birding section. And there are many binocular forum regulars, who are avid birders but never post about birds or birding here.And I wonder why is that? Why do discussions about optics and brands have this strange attaction to some, although just above, there is the place to discuss about their real hobby?No reply yet from other birders who do not discuss birds but binoculars, I wonder if I'll get some <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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