Comments on: The last binoculars I’ll ever need http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2008/07/17/last-binoculars-ill-ever-need/ Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:59:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: SB http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2008/07/17/last-binoculars-ill-ever-need/#comment-733 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:46:00 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/the-last-binoculars-ill-ever-need#comment-733 Congratulations on your new binoculars. May you have many excellent adventures with them. I read that you have yet to take them on their maiden voyage, which got me thinking about my own maiden voyage with my Leicas 8 years ago (almost 8 years exactly actually). Anyway, I went in search of some early shorebirds, including a reported Red-necked Stint that showed up 2 days earlier near Shinnecock (on Long Island). Well, needless to say, my first birding trip with my new bins got me Red-necked Stint, NY’s first Cayenne Tern, a regular Sandwich Tern, Whimbrel, Brown Pelican, and Western Sandpiper… probably one of my best days birding in NY. I wish you the same luck with your binoculars maiden trip!

]]> By: John http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2008/07/17/last-binoculars-ill-ever-need/#comment-723 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:29:00 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/the-last-binoculars-ill-ever-need#comment-723 Congrats on the new bins! I think Victory is a step up from my model, which itself is very good.

I’m not a fan of the harness. I find it clumsy to put on and take off, and it seems like it just shifts the locus of pain, from my upper back to my lower back. Then again, I only used it with one of the heaviest pairs of binoculars around.

]]> By: Martha http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2008/07/17/last-binoculars-ill-ever-need/#comment-722 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:21:00 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/the-last-binoculars-ill-ever-need#comment-722 I can’t believe you didn’t say your mom was visiting as well! : )

We had a great trip and glad to hear you got your new toy!

Love, Mom

]]> By: Greg http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2008/07/17/last-binoculars-ill-ever-need/#comment-721 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:49:00 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/the-last-binoculars-ill-ever-need#comment-721 I can’t believe that you ordered them Monday and got them on Wednesday! Mack’s Prairie Wings outfitter deserves a “quick delivery” award!

Glad that you like them and can’t wait to try them out in Wyoming in a couple weeks!

]]> By: N8 http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2008/07/17/last-binoculars-ill-ever-need/#comment-720 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:30:00 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/the-last-binoculars-ill-ever-need#comment-720 Thanks Patrick, I’m really excited to put them through their paces.

But I’ll have to see whether I can handle the weight before even considering the harness… : )

]]> By: Patrick Belardo http://thedrinkingbirdblog.com/2008/07/17/last-binoculars-ill-ever-need/#comment-719 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:53:00 +0000 http://thedrinkingbird.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/the-last-binoculars-ill-ever-need#comment-719 CONGRATS!

I must say that I’m a big fan of the harness. It’s super comfy, my back never hurts, and I don’t have to worry about my bins swinging all over the place.

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