My Canon 10x42 L IS binoculars have been superb for me. They are entirely
waterproof. Canon recommends cleaning them by running water from a spigot
over them. They use Canon's best: L glass. When I first got them I was
blown away being able to see whiskers and feather barbules. I still am. I
use Eneloop rechargeable AA batteries in them, rechargong in my Maha 4
AA/AAA 120v a/c / 12v DC charger. A pair of batteries lasts all day.
In cold weather I rubber band adhesive toe warmers to the underside of each
eyepiece to reduce fogging.
My only issue with them is the eyecups. I bought add-on eye shields from
Field Optics Research to fix that.
They would be flat out perfect if they could also capture images that I
could share with eBird reviewers and WBRC members so they could see what
I've seen. It would be nice to have some more species "confirmed" / on the
eBird map, and accepted by WBRC members.
Good birding --
https://www.aba.org/aba-code-of-birding-ethics/
Kevin Lucas
Yakima County, WA
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On December 1, 2022 1:19:36 PM Mark Borden <
markbordenmd at gmail.com> wrote:
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About 50 years of avid bird observation has led me to agree with ZZ Top.
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"They come in two classes…expensive shades and image stabilized glasses."
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I often takes several falconers with me to observe falcon behavior at the
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Eyrie. Three years ago I brought my (~500.00) Canon 10 power image
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stabilized Binos. I dropped them while rappelling and only one side
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worked. Even so the Falconer's that had their own Swarovski and Zeiss with
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them all ended up closing one eye, and using my image stabilized cannons to
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get the best views of the Falcons.
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Falconer's are without a doubt the most avid of birders. Binoculars for a
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falconer are a "high stakes item." Keeping an eye on a falcon during a
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flight can mean the difference between recovery and loss.
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The Cannon IS are hands-down superior aboard a boat. I personally prefer
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them to my 10 power Swarovski's any day. If it is a windy day on land, they
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are also clearly superior.
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Their only downside is that they could be more waterproof.
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Mark Borden
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Coupeville WA.
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