Comments on: 3 Mid-Range Binoculars for Camping and Hiking http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/3-mid-range-binoculars-for-camping-and-hiking.html Read CampingBlogger and Take the Kids Camping Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:07:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: John Soares http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/3-mid-range-binoculars-for-camping-and-hiking.html/comment-page-1#comment-519 John Soares Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:26:22 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=555#comment-519 If you want to use the binoculars to look at star clusters, the Milky Way, and the Moon, you want a large objective lens. I have a monster pair of 11x80s for looking at the stars. I also have a pair of 10x50s that are good for all around viewing, including the night sky. However, I don't backpack or hike with them. The above models you mentioned have the definite advantage of light weight. <abbr><em>John Soares’s last blog post..<a href="http://northerncaliforniahikingtrails.com/blog/2008/11/19/young-astrobiologist-hikers-in-lassen-volcanic-national-park/" rel="nofollow">Young Astrobiologist Hikers in Lassen Volcanic National Park</a></abbr></em> If you want to use the binoculars to look at star clusters, the Milky Way, and the Moon, you want a large objective lens.

I have a monster pair of 11x80s for looking at the stars.

I also have a pair of 10x50s that are good for all around viewing, including the night sky. However, I don’t backpack or hike with them. The above models you mentioned have the definite advantage of light weight.

John Soares’s last blog post..Young Astrobiologist Hikers in Lassen Volcanic National Park

]]> By: Roy Scribner http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/3-mid-range-binoculars-for-camping-and-hiking.html/comment-page-1#comment-515 Roy Scribner Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:12:20 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=555#comment-515 I feel the same way about cameras, Jim. The next giveaway at CampingBlogger is going to be a digital point-and-shoot and, man, there's a lot of cameras to choose from in that category. I feel the same way about cameras, Jim. The next giveaway at CampingBlogger is going to be a digital point-and-shoot and, man, there’s a lot of cameras to choose from in that category.

]]> By: Jim Bradley http://www.campingblogger.net/gear/3-mid-range-binoculars-for-camping-and-hiking.html/comment-page-1#comment-510 Jim Bradley Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:04:27 +0000 http://www.campingblogger.net/?p=555#comment-510 Binoculars are something I have wanted to add to my hiking kit for about a year now. Every time I head out to shop for a pair I end up coming home with something else. Maybe your post will help santa pick me out pair... Binoculars are something I have wanted to add to my hiking kit for about a year now. Every time I head out to shop for a pair I end up coming home with something else. Maybe your post will help santa pick me out pair…

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