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Old 20-07-2009, 09:50 AM
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Justin, some of the saxon binos on that andrews site have R or r after the size, indicating they have ruby coated lens', which are good for reducing sun glare during the day, but also reduce the night light.

what are you wanting to see through them, do you want a really wide scanning or do you want to go close. If you cannot get a tripod the max magnification you should get is 10x (the bino numbers like 10x50 mean 10x magnification & 50 is the size of the lens in mm)

Probably the best handheld size which lets you see the most is 10x50, if you want the for land use like birds as well you might think about an 8x42 - the 8x is a bit steadier also.

there is a good article here too http://www.iceinspace.com.au/63-374-0-0-1-0.html

have a read & get back to us, as a recommendation i would try & go for the 10x50 WP for 99, or marine for 79, i really like the fact i can get dew on mine or get them damp with no problems. You may also want to talk to another retailer like aoe, who have also many good binos (in links section on this site)

You may also want to read this atachment of a user's bino tale
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