I want to get a decent Binoculars as a birthday present for a friend but don't know which ones to get.
This is just for viewing landscape in distance. I don't want them to be too expensive but also not too cheap. Up to £200.
Just tell him to get closer.
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Are you going to look in them while moving, in a car for example? How about low light situations, dusk and dawn? How far is this landscape typically?
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500m to 1.5km
Be sure to get the ones with caps on them. See if he's smarter than Dubya
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I heard some sex stores sell binoculars. May want to try there. Wouldn't be surprised if they're top quality.
Is that for people who can't aim with their dick?
I would say go for something 10x magnification if you are not going to move while looking, 7x is recommended if you are moving, and 8x is somewhat of the maximum you can expect to be steady while moving. You are stationary though, why not 12x you ask, well, unless you have an unusually steady hand you are going to have a bad time.
Most so-called "low light" binoculars have a lense diameter of 42mm (so this one would be called 10x42), but I can tell you, going with a 50mm diameter will be like night and day (pun not intended) compared to 42mm.
Edit: it also depends on how big of a man you are, the better low light performance, the heavier the binoculars equals more weight you'll have to keep steady at 10x. Are your wife and children going to use it too? is another thing to consider. But really, I'd go to a hunting and fishing store and ask for what they have in the 10x50 neighborhood at your budget. You can get them really low price, but what you pay for is weight (believe me, this is so important when you are holding it up all the time and walking with it around your neck for extended periods of time), and of course overall quality, but I'd say for $200 you are definitely not going to get something crappy.
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Thank you very much. But can you adjust the gap between the lenses on these? Some people have their eyes closer or further away.
Yes, they are in their widest position on that picture. I should note I have not tried this particular set, just did a quick search at my favourite local hunting site and found then on amazon for you.
So the lighter they are the more expensive?
That's my experience at least. If you buy some at $50 you can be lucky or unlucky. Buy for $200 and you can be reasonably sure they are not heavy like a stone. But again, with these things it's always better to try them out in a store. Or maybe you can find some more specs on the manufacturers website, it would puzzle me if they don't list weight on name brand binoculars.
Edit: you also pay for overall quality like I mentioned. Water proofness; Quality of glasses so there are no wobbly points. Quality control so you don't get unlucky and they break from the lightest drop and are sound several years down the line; extra gear, like a pouch and lense caps, etc.
Is there a reason why this is in the photography category? Is it supposed to be a tool for landscape shooting or something?