Subject: [Tweeters] Binos for Birders
Date: Thu Dec 1 13:19:05 PST 2022
From: Mark Borden - markbordenmd at gmail.com

About 50 years of avid bird observation has led me to agree with ZZ Top. "They come in two classes…expensive shades and image stabilized glasses."

I often takes several falconers with me to observe falcon behavior at the Eyrie. Three years ago I brought my (~500.00) Canon 10 power image stabilized Binos. I dropped them while rappelling and only one side worked. Even so the Falconer's that had their own Swarovski and Zeiss with them all ended up closing one eye, and using my image stabilized cannons to get the best views of the Falcons.

Falconer's are without a doubt the most avid of birders. Binoculars for a falconer are a "high stakes item." Keeping an eye on a falcon during a flight can mean the difference between recovery and loss.

The Cannon IS are hands-down superior aboard a boat. I personally prefer them to my 10 power Swarovski's any day. If it is a windy day on land, they are also clearly superior.

Their only downside is that they could be more waterproof.

Mark Borden
Coupeville WA.

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