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Mid-Priced Binoculars ReviewFor Bird Watcher's Digest, January, 2012by Michael and Diane Porter 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15| 16| 17 | Michael and Diane Porter wrote the following review, which also appears in the January, 2012, Bird Watcher's Digest. This is page 1 of the review. Introduction Want to move up to a better binocular but can’t afford the high-end optics? Need a second pair for your significant other? Or maybe you’re a world-class grandparent trying to get a favorite kid a life-changing present. This review’s for you. In this article, we review moderately priced binoculars in the 8x42 size class. All the binoculars are street priced between $200 and $600 and have 8-power eyepieces and 42mm or slightly larger objective lenses.
All the binoculars that the manufacturers sent to us for this review were H-shaped, roof-prism designs. No one sent a Porro prism design. This reflects the clear trend today in the birding market for the more compact roof prisms. NEXT: Why is 8x42 such a popular size? 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15| 16| 17 | |
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