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23-09-2007, 01:48 PM
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| | | bins
are rspb 10x42 binoculars any good, ive got a chance to get some cheap and wondering if they are better than bushnells etc...
thanks
za64 |
24-09-2007, 03:22 PM
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| | | Re: bins
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Originally Posted by za64  are rspb 10x42 binoculars any good, ive got a chance to get some cheap and wondering if they are better than bushnells etc...
thanks
za64 | RSPB do a high grade and a not quite so good grade.
IMO the high grade are a whisker short of being as good
as Leica's, but at less than half the price at mrrp.
Their cheaper brand are also v good value for money.
Personally I think 10 x 42 is too narrow an angle and too
high a magnification, but many birders use this. Perhaps
I can hold things less still as I age ;-( |
24-09-2007, 03:34 PM
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| | | Re: bins
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Originally Posted by za64 are rspb 10x42 binoculars any good, ive got a chance to get some cheap and wondering if they are better than bushnells etc...
thanks
za64 | It really is down to the individual. What are good for one person may not necessarily be liked by another. Beware of cheap binoculars, in fact avoid them like the plague especialy those advertised at the back of the sunday papers. Check out as many makes in the price range you can afford and forget about who makes them. Choose what you think are the most comfortable to use and are best optically.
Cheers,
Adam |
24-09-2007, 06:54 PM
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| | | Re: bins
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Originally Posted by za64 are rspb 10x42 binoculars any good, ive got a chance to get some cheap and wondering if they are better than bushnells etc...
thanks
za64 | Depending on the reasons why they are for offer cheap (as in someone you trust doing you a favour - rather than an unknown person offering them kind of scenario!) then I don't think you would be disappointed with rspb 10x42's. I always keep to the 10x42 range for altho they are poss fiddly in a wood - finding a small warbler for instance - in nearly all other situations birds are more likely to be further away than near - so the bigger mag may get you a view when 8 x 30's would be a very small image! It does all depend on how excited you get with the prospect of seeing something as to whether you can hold them steady or not!
Pauline |
25-09-2007, 08:20 AM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: St.Ives, Cambridgeshire
Posts: 108
| |  Re: bins
Hi
If you don’t have any bins at the moment, and they are cheap, then I would go for them, you have nothing to lose as you can always sell them later on.
The only real way to choose binoculars is to try a few out. Get to an RSPB reserve shop, a Bird Fair or similar where you can try-before-buy.
I will just say that the preferred magnification for birding, in this country is 8x. Allowing for the quality of lenses and coatings, An 8x42 is likely to give a brighter image than 10x42 which makes identification easier. They will also be lighter and easier to carry around all day.
Good luck, David |
25-09-2007, 09:04 PM
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| | | Re: bins
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Originally Posted by za64 are rspb 10x42 binoculars any good, ive got a chance to get some cheap and wondering if they are better than bushnells etc...
thanks
za64 | A word of warning, RSPB optics tend to be a bit on the expensive side, although they are good quality bins - you just tend to get more for your money with other brands (IMHO).
That said, if they are cheap and/or you can afford them and like the 'feel' of them, then it's money well spent. |
26-09-2007, 01:11 PM
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| | | Re: bins
My experience over the years has cost me quite a lot of money.
I made the mistake initially of buying cheap bins and kept up grading till I got what I was happy with, each time you up grade you lose money.
I am not familiar with the rspb optics but presumably they are made for them, not sure of the quality.
I recently had the opportunity to try several different bins at all price levels my favourites are , Nikon high grade with Zeiss and Leica very close.
The Nikon range is excellent with some very high spec and capable optics at reasonable prices. Go and try some if you get chance.
Regards |
26-09-2007, 03:02 PM
| | Active Member | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: slough, berkshire
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| | | Re: bins
well i took the plunge and bought them, the rspb waterproof 10x42, very happy for the £65 i paid and a lot better than the old minox things i got in the canary islands 12 years ago (which were prob fake)
thanks for all the advice
alan |
28-09-2007, 04:11 PM
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Posts: 108
| |  Re: bins
Nice one Alan. Enjoy them, you can't go far wrong for that kind of money.
David | | |
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