Dear Tweets,

I too am interested in upgrading the quality of my binoculars (my
current bins are Tasco, 7 X 35, which I bought for $15.00 at K-Mart on
sale).

REI has, through their on-line sales, Minolta binoculars. They are
"seconds," and according to REI they are regularly $250, and are on sale
for $100. They are 7 X 50.

I would be curious to get opinions on two questions.

First, do these binoculars sound like they are reasonable quality, or
would I only want to upgrade a year down the road to get $500 + bins
(which actually is out of the question with a daughter at Whitman, and a
son soon to be in college too).

And second, are 7 X 50's a good choice for bird watching?

Thanks. Steve Rothboeck


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