What Binoculars are best?

How to get the best binoculars for your needs I often get sent questions like ‘what are the best binoculars’ or ‘what binoculars to buy’, without many more details given to me other than that. To be honest such open ended questions like these are impossible to answer correctly as there is no such thing [...]

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Best Digital Camera Binoculars

Today’s question comes from someone looking to buy THE BEST Digital Camera Binoculars: Question: I am looking for the best set of camera binoculars. I didn’t know they existed until I started researching binoculars for a birthday gift. My boyfriend is constantly lamenting not having binoculars to see the boats (and birds!) that pass our [...]

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Florida Boat, Yacht & Ship Spotting Binoculars

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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All About Waterproof and Fogproof Binoculars

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 [...]

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Zoom Binoculars: Do they Work?

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 [...]

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Does Night Vision Work and How?

The answer is Yes and No, some of the cheaper night vision devices including night vision monoculars and binoculars can be pretty poor and are not much more than novelty items. However, the military has used “real” night-vision for years and this technology has given the U.S. military an edge during the last three wars [...]

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Do autofocus binoculars really focus automatically?

The short answer is: No I get asked this question fairly often and it is not surprising as the terms “auto focus binoculars” and “self focusing binoculars” are very misleading, but are often used by manufacturers of optics. What you are probably describing are actually fixed focus binoculars, which have their focus set at the [...]

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Binoculars UK

I was asked the other day where was the best place to buy binoculars in the UK, I thought that my reply may be of use to other readers: Binoculars from the High Street Photographic stores on the high street often have a small section containing a few models of binoculars. They are kind of [...]

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Field of View & Binoculars for Birdwatching

Bigger is not always better When many people are looking for a pair of birding binoculars, they tend to focus on the magnification and assume that the stronger the zoom, the better better the binoculars will be for looking at small objects like birds. Sure magnification is important, but remember the stronger the zoom, the [...]

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Which Binoculars for $1000?

Time for a hypothetical question, that my help others decide on their ideal binoculars. If you won a $1000 (£1000) in a competition, but had to spend it on a pair of binoculars, which pair would you buy? Rules You can ‘buy’ as many binoculars and binocular accessories as you like as long as they [...]

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