Posts belonging to Category 'Buyers Guides'
June 25, 2010 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
Question Today’s question comes from someone looking to buy some binoculars for their husband’s birthday. They live on the beach in hot and humid east coast of Florida and he spends a lot of time on the balcony watching cruise ships, boats and yachts go by. They were looking for a lightweight pair, perhaps fog [...]
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Tags: 10x42, 12x30, Buyers Guide, Steiner 12x30 Wildlife Pro, Vanguard Binoculars, Vanguard Spirit 10x42 | 
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June 7, 2010 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
The Waterproof Fogproof Binocular Many binoculars are either waterproof, fogproof or both where as some manufacturers call their optics weather protected or even weather proof. But what exactly does it all mean, do you really need it and just what do they do to make a pair of binoculars waterproof and fogproof? Waterproofing Waterproof binoculars [...]
Categories: Buyers Guides, Marine Binoculars | Tags: Buyers Guide, Fogproof, Waterproof Binoculars | No Comments »
May 1, 2010 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
Today’s question comes from someone who is lucky enough to live where they have views over a marina and out onto the sea and they are looking for a good all-rounder, a pair of binoculars for the house: Question I want a pair of binoculars for the house, we have a lovely view overlooking a [...]
Categories: Buyers Guides, Canon Binoculars, General Use, Minox Binoculars | Tags: 10x42, Canon 10x30 IS Image Stabilized, Canon Binoculars, General Use, Minox 10x42 BV Binoculars, Minox Binoculars, Olympus 10x42 Magellan Binoculars, Olympus Binoculars, Under $500 | No Comments »
April 6, 2010 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
Phase correction in binoculars is a set of coatings on the prism glass inside the binocular that keeps light in correct color phases. These coatings are only needed on roof prism binoculars to enhance resolution, contrast, and color fidelity. Phase Correction is needed because by their design, roof-prism binoculars split the light entering the barrels [...]
Categories: Binocular Terms | Tags: Binocular Terms, Glossary, Phase Correction | No Comments »
April 6, 2010 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
Many people ask me to explain what the difference is between high end binoculars that can cost well over $1000 (£1000) and then at the other end of the spectrum cheap binoculars costing less than $100. The answer is that there are many differences, not just one. From build quality to the quality of materials [...]
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February 8, 2010 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
A question this week comes from someone who is lucky enough to be going to see a space shuttle launch at Cape Canaveral and would like to know what would be the best binoculars to take with: Question Fantatsic website, very informative but I’m quite new to binoculars and I’m after some for a very [...]
Categories: Buyers Guides | Tags: Cape Canaveral, Shuttle, Shuttle Launch, Space | No Comments »
January 31, 2010 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
Below is question that I received about the best binoculars for different uses, I thought my answer may be useful to others and so have posted it: Question OK, I hunt. I watch birds. I go to football games. About the only thing I would anticipate NOT using Binoculars for is a safari. I am [...]
Categories: Buyers Guides | Tags: hunting binoculars, q&a | No Comments »
November 26, 2009 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
Another common question I get asked is: If I wear eyeglasses, do I need to buy special binoculars? Unfortunately the answer is not just clear cut and I will try and explain as best I can: It often depends on why you wear glasses. If you wear glasses to correct far or near sightedness, you [...]
Categories: Buyers Guides | Tags: Eye Relief, Eyeglasses, Long Eye Relief | No Comments »
November 12, 2009 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
I recently had the following email question on digital camera binoculars: ‘Hello, I stumbled upon your site, and I have a question. I’m interested in buying a binocular camera I found on the sharper image website. It’s binoculars with a digital camera for taking photos. The magnification is 10×25. I was wondering how strong that [...]
Categories: Buyers Guides, Camera Binoculars | Tags: Camera Binoculars, Digital Camera Binoculars | No Comments »
October 30, 2009 | Posted by Best Binocular Reviews
Someone sent me an email the other day asking if zoom binoculars work or are they nothing more than a gimmick? Before answering that, it is important that you understand exactly what “Zoom Binoculars” are: A definition would say that they have a continuously variable magnification that allows you to view an object or area [...]
Categories: Buyers Guides, Zoom Binoculars | Tags: Binocular Buyers Guide, Buyers Guide, Zoom Binoculars | No Comments »
