Re: [Maine-birds] Re: binocular recommendations?

Seth

I totally agree. 

I'm a mid level birder and bought Monarch 7 3 years ago  at Freeport Wild Bird and love the quality , especially for the price 

I stupidly left them on the tailgate of my truck and they fell hard. My bad , I cracked one ocular tube.   

I'm sure All quality manufacturers would be helpful with a repair .

 Never expected a NEW pair, but that was what happened when I sent !

Ron

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On Mar 23, 2017, at 5:45 PM, Seth Davis <kd7gxf@gmail.com> wrote:

I'm all for brand loyalty, but you should also consider the Nikon Monarch series. The top end (Monarch 7s) have all the goods, ED glass, dielectric prism coatings, fully multicoated, fog/water proof and they come in ~$450. National Audubon gave them a good review, and I myself can barely tell the difference visually between the Monarch 7s and my Swarovskis  

On Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 11:52:41 AM UTC-4, Anne Williams wrote:

I have been using some inherited 30-year-old Zeiss 10x40s. (Dialyt 10x40 B T*)   They are very bright and good for anything further than 16 feet away, but have no close focus and are on the heavy side.

I know there have been a lot of improvements in binoculars in recent decades. 

Questions:

Is it worth buying something newer?

And how much would it cost?  (I am looking to stay under $500.)

Thanks,

Anne

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