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brian h asked:


I am going to a basketball game to see the Orlando Magic, wanted to know if you could bring binoculars.

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Until just the last few years, one pair of binoculars was considered the same as another.  Some manufacturers were better known than others and thus there existed a price range.  During the last few years, along with the digital camera, the iPod, and the personal computer revolution, a silent but not surprising evolution was occurring in the world of binoculars.

 

Unknown to the general public, different characteristics of various items already existing in the market places were beginning to become incorporated into the production of binoculars.  The names of the majority of the companies involved in this “revolution” remained distant from the minds of the general consumers.  This is one of the factors that helps in keeping the prices of top binoculars reasonable. 

 

Out of this silent evolution of the modern day binocular came fourteen different characteristics, each now considered a separate category of binoculars.  The only web site, apparently considered the up and coming premier site, on the World Wide Web, that offers all fourteen different types of binoculars, along with more involved binoculars that may include up to four of the fourteen characteristics in one pair of binoculars, goes by the name “A Plus Binoculars”.

 

Apparently, reading the list of the fourteen categories of binoculars may give those few individuals, still not grasping what was written earlier, a better understanding. The list, then, contains the following: Waterproof; Digital imaging; Perma Focus; Excursion/Travel; Multicoated optics; Compact; Rubber Coated; Nitrogen Charged; Dr/Br/Dt Series; Pro-sport; High Sierra Marine; Night Vision; Range Finder and Image Stabilizer. On this premier web site, at the beginning of each category, one finds an easy to understand, written definition of each of the fourteen types of binoculars.

 

One of the author’s main goals in producing “A Plus Binoculars” was to represent an item whose rapidly growing popularity is just now beginning. This web site introduces this new generation of a previously older fairly boring item in an exciting educational and financially feasible manner. This website accomplishes this very well indeed, and works towards increasing more rapidly the expected desirability of this product.  This new and diverse visual aid is expected to follow the rise in popularity of such items as the digital camera, the mp3 player and the cell phone.

 

A fair question is why are the prices of these new types of binoculars still reasonable.  What is missing, first of all, is the percentage of the price that would normally be falsely elevated due to a well-known manufacturer’s name.  However, on this web site, the fraction of the price lowered due to this reason cannot account for the actual price of each and every pair of binoculars.  Due to the goal of owner of this web site to be the premier web site for binoculars on the world wide web, the prices have been further lowered to the point of making the price of each and every pair of binoculars, a total of 100, the absolute lowest found on the world wide web! 

 

What more can a customer, such as a sportsman or woman, or of a avid traveler, ask for, than the best manufactured type of each of all 14 types of binoculars available, and what’s more, to be able to purchase them at the lowest price that exist on the world-wide-web.

 

A nice way to bring this press release to a close, I feel, would be to mention a few sentences about the creator and author of “A Plus Binoculars.”  Reed Oxman MD, a physician, double boarded in Emergency Medicine and Pain Management, with no computer background what so ever is the author and creator of this visually stimulating, timely, and most economically sound web site.   This physician suddenly found himself partially disabled and thus no longer employable in his main area of training, that of the ER.  With only the ability to work mainly sitting down such as at his computer, what more perfect a project than a web site.  The moral of this story is if you take a few deep breath, consider your situation, you will often come up with solutions that, such as in this case, is bound to be a winner.

 



By: Reed S. Oxman M.D.

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Adidas asked:


I have a pair of 12×50 binoculars, coated optics, 275ft at 1000 yds.
which planets might I be able to see through it? and what else can i see with it?

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faster_than_sound asked:


I have a pair of Soviet-Union era binoculars that I picked up in a thrift store in Germany. They work great, nothing is broken, have russian writing on them, are a little dusty, look about 30 years old. If I were able to find the right person to sell to, how much do you think they would go for? Thanks.

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An instrument used for research and joy. Scientists use binoculars to study the sky, birds, insects and other things. There are people who use binoculars to enjoy a baseball game better or to watch a soprano belt out a piece in an opera. And coastguards and soldiers use binoculars to help them perform their duties better. So, people own binoculars for several reasons.

Among the common uses of binoculars are:

1. While exploring exotic destinations. Many tourists are never without their binoculars which they use to see objects and splendorous scenes up close.

2. For opera and theater. Often seats in a theater are right at the back or way up in a balcony. Theater goers use operatic glasses to view happenings on stage up close.

3. Music jamborees and outdoor theater festivals. A binocular can be invaluable in a huge crowd. One can see the whole show up close even standing or seated miles away.

4. Binoculars are great for camping. The glasses allow you to view wildlife and nature from up close. Ever seen a mountain goat standing across a valley?

5. Sky gazing. If watching celestial dramas are your cup of tea then a binocular is your best friend. You can watch shooting stars and more seated on your roof top, lying in a bobbing boat or from atop a mountain. A binocular will bring the sky within touching distance provided it is a powerful one.

6. Ever watch a game from the field? Well a binocular can bring you close to a flying ball even if you are seated right on top of the spectator stands. Sports buffs use binoculars to watch baseball and other games from up close.

7. For tracking game. Hunters and trackers use binoculars to track game while hunting with rifles or cameras. So if you are planning to ride down rapids , trek through deserts, or forests a binocular especially one with night vision can be your best friend.

8. If you are in the coastguard or army. Binoculars help you guard better and even lend night vision.

There are many innovative uses for binoculars and since their discovery binoculars have been friends of man.



By: Arthur Raise

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Digital camera binoculars are a cool item to buy as a gift for the gadget freak who has everything. But are the just for people who have to leap on the latest technology, whatever it happens to be, or could they serve some purpose for the rest of us? First, what are they? Simply, they are binoculars with a digital camera built in.

So why would you want them? Well, binoculars in themselves have come very much into the mainstream. A quick search online will turn up dozens of retailers selling vast range of them from manufacturers you will have heard of and probably some that you haven’t. Somebody must be buying them and how many technology geeks can there be?

Binoculars do have many uses in the real world. You may find pleasure in sailing, hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, bird watching, astronomy, or watching sports or other outdoor events. A pair of binoculars can add a new dimension to any of these pastimes. If it’s good to be in the great outdoors or at a great event, isn’t it better to be able to see it up close and personal. To zoom right in and see details that are normally unavailable to you.

Camera binoculars can to take it a stage further. If you do happen to get a breathtaking view in your lenses, a magical wildlife moment or a climactic point in a sporting event, now you can preserve the memory forever. Imagine catching a killer whale momentarily breeching the waves. Instead of telling your friends about it, you would be able to show them.

What are these camera binoculars all about? Most people are familiar with the general principle of binoculars if not the details. They enable you to bring distant objects up close and into focus. And digital cameras are insanely cheap these days, to the point where you can pick up a pretty good one from the supermarket while you shop for your groceries. There must be few people who don’t own them or haven’t used them.

What do you get when you put them together and how much does it cost? Binoculars themselves come in many varieties and from cheap to frighteningly expensive. Camera binoculars, surprisingly, tend to come in at the cheaper end of the market. One reason for this is that the binocular technology is usually not at the cutting edge. The magnification is in the low to medium range, not the sort of thing that the dedicated bird watcher is likely to buy.

Similarly, while digital cameras with 10 megapixel resolution are now becoming very affordable, the best you are likely to find in a camera binocular is half of that. And many come with much lower resolution, probably less than you would have in your camera phone. So why does that matter? A 4 megapixel camera will produce very high quality images. It depends what you want to do with them.

If you want to print your images, low resolution will limit the quality and the size of the images you are able to produce. Personally, I believe that the main advantage of digital images is that you don’t have to print them. I have seen far more of my images on a computer screen than I ever did when they were printed and stuck away in a cupboard somewhere.

Let’s look at a practical example. This is not intended as a product review, just an indication of what is available. I have chosen the Bushnell Imageview 8×30 with 5MP camera to take a look at. For those not familiar with binoculars, Bushnell is a respected manufacturer. The 8 in the title refers to 8 times magnification. In other words an object would appear 8 times closer than if seen with the ***** eye. The 30 refers to the diameter in millimetres of the front lenses which influences the amount of light that enters.

The camera is 5 megapixel and has a 1.5 inch pop up screen. It has 16mb of flash memory built in and this can be expanded with an SD card up to 2 GB. The camera also has 8 times magnification. I would regard a 5MP camera as perfectly acceptable but I have read reviews claiming it to be woefully inadequate. That’s gadget freaks for you.

In a nutshell, for what is regarded as a compact, pocket sized binocular, this unit will perform pretty well, producing good, crisp images. At the time of writing, this model is on sale for just under $175. Not outrageously expensive, I’m sure you’ll agree.

So do digital camera binoculars have applications for those of us who are not busy chasing the latest techie trends? I think that they could enhance a lot of outdoor activities, adding to the fun and preserving the memories.



By: Rich Russell

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BlackJackDavey asked:


I have 12×50 Wide-Angle Orion WorldView Binoculars. they focus fine but the picture is doubled. it looks fine if you close one eye or the other. is there a way to fix that?

thanks a bunch.
the hinge is there to accommodate people with different distance between eyes, it doesn’t make an impact on this problem. every one who looked through them described same issue. no matter how narrow or wide hinge was extended.

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