--- osprey at nwinfo.net wrote:
>
> There are several new binoculars that are waterproof and reasonably
> priced.
> The Pentax DCF WP PC are supposed to be outstanding binos,
> waterproof,
> phase-coated (a coating on the lenses that all of the top-priced
> binos have)
> and sell for less than $500. The Swift Viceroy is waterproof but not
> phase-coated and are very good. Birding Magazine has reviews of them
> in the
> Oct 1999 and August 200 issues.
>
> Denny Granstrand
> Yakima, WA

Last year Minolta came out with an 8x42 waterproof (JIS 6),
phase-corrected roof. I compared them the the Pentax at Captain's and
liked the image better than the Pentax's, and the price is about $100
less. I bought a pair as a gift for my sister and brother-in-law.

Bausch and Lomb Discoverer models are waterproof and cost in the $300
range mail order, $400 range locally, but I can't really recommend
them. I have these, and I have been planning for months to upgrade and
unload them or relegate them to kayaking or glove-compartment use. The
image quality is a far cry from the phase-coated roofs, and they have a
glare problem when facing the sun. With the declining cost of
phase-corrected glasses, it's hard to imaging how bins like these can
stay on the market.

The Swift Eaglet 7x36 waterproof is very favorably reviewed, at least
for a non-phase-corrected roof. I have never looked with one.

Perhaps she meant waterproof *porros*?


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Mike Wagenbach wagen13 at yahoo.com
wagenATuDOTwashingtonDOTedu Seattle WA

"I like to get to work early, so I can discard a pet hypothesis before breakfast." Konrad Lorenz

I'd settle for Happy Hour.

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