On Sat, 2 Jan 1999, Mary Shane wrote:

> Gulp . . . not sure about the $900! Thanks for the info, and--good idea:
> I'll start saving up!

you'll never regret it...good glass is really a must..
you might consider going out on an Audubon Birding trip
(there's one coming up in Olympia on Sat AM Jan 9)
and ask various participants if you can look through
the various bins.. hopefully, someone in the group
will have high end stuff...

Tom