I was looking for a new pair at Christmas time. I went to Anacortes
Telescope and decided on less expensive, but truly excellent KOWA 8 x 42. I
have had them on several trips and I love them. If you zip over to
Anacortes from Lyman you could try them both!!

Louise Fountain
Anacortes, WA
dale.fountain at gte.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Gary Bletsch <garybletsch at yahoo.com>
To: tweeters at u.washington.edu <tweeters at u.washington.edu>
Date: Tuesday, May 25, 2004 7:56 AM
Subject: binocular suggestion requested


>Dear Tweeters,
>
> I love my Swift 8.5 X 43 binoculars, nine years old
>and still excellent, but am going to Costa Rica soon,
>where it will rain some. The Swifts don't do well in
>downpours.
>
> I am planning on buying a pair of waterproof,
>fogproof binoculars, 8 power or thereabouts (I find I
>am not steady enough for 10-power).
>
> Would any Tweeters care to offer suggestions?
>
> Assuming the Chancellor of the Exchequer (AKA my
>wife) gives me the green light, I can purchase some
>expensive ones. Even so, I understand that there are
>some for less than a thousand dollars that are just as
>good as some of the $1500 ones.
>
>Looking forward to your suggestions,
>
>Gary Bletsch
>
>PS I saw a phalarope at the little pond east of Lyman
>yesterday. Unfortunately, a cow scared it off before I
>could study it well. I presume it was a Wilson's
>Phalarope. It was gone today.
>
>
>
>=====
>
>Yours truly,
>
>Gary Bletsch
>
>near Lyman (Skagit County), Washington
>
>garybletsch at yahoo.com
>
>
>
>
>
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