How to Make Your Own DIY BinoHarness for Free

In this article and the embedded video below from the BBR YoutubeChannel,  I’m going to show you how you can make this very cool, improvised binocular harness that will enable you to comfortably carry just about any binocular and all you need is a piece of cord or even an old shoe string, a multi-tool […]


Top 5 Reasons To Get a Spotting Scope to Compliment Your Binoculars

For experienced birders, hunters, or general nature enthusiasts, a spotting scope is very often seen as a valuable tool that plays a slightly different role than a pair of binoculars can and will almost certainly enhance your experience and enjoyment of being outside and enjoying nature. However, for those new to outdoor sporting optics, the […]


Top 3 Mistakes Binocular Beginners Make & How to Avoid Them

In this article, I’m going to show you the Top 3 Mistakes I see Binocular Beginners make and how you can Avoid them. I guess there may be some people who have held their binoculars upside down (like in the title image above) or around the wrong way and looked through the objective lenses instead […]


Which Binoculars Are Best?

Advice on how to choose between binoculars I received an e-mail today from someone who is having some difficulty in deciding which binoculars are best / right for them to buy. They have narrowed their shortlist down to two pairs that are great, but still wanted some advice from me as to which one between […]


Avoid These Biggest Mistakes Newbies Make When Choosing Binoculars

Over the many years that I have now been involved with optics and in particular binoculars, I have learnt a great deal and perhaps it has got to the point where I take a lot of “what I know” for granted, especially the basics and assume that these are obvious and that everyone knows them […]


Game&Fish: Top 5 Affordable Binoculars Under $400

Game & Fish Magazine recently ran an article where they highlighted their choices for the best 5 binoculars costing less than $400 (£350). I am not sure how they made their selections and if there was any bias or loyalty towards advertisers in their magazine, but even so I did think that a few of […]


The Independent: The 10 Best Binoculars

Bad Advice Not long ago I wrote an article where I gave my opinions to the sometimes rather bizarre choices made by Pocket-lint in their guide to the Best binoculars that money can buy. If money was no object, which was implied by their title then a few of their choices were rather surprising to […]


Best Binoculars for Plane Spotting

This weeks question comes from someone who lives near a major airport and would like some binoculars to get a better view of the aircraft flying over them: Question: Could you tell me what is the best Binoculars for me to use for plane spotting. I live about 12 miles from Newcastle Airport and can […]