Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]<thinkofcole@aol.com> wrote: > If you want a binocular mainly for birding, you want one where the bird's > image doesn't jump around because it's difficult to hold the binocular entirely > steady without a tripod...The stronger the binocular's power -- your > Voitlaender is 7 power -- the harder it is to hold steady on the bird...Therefore, I > suggest no more than 6 power. 6x isn't anywhere near enough power to see most birds. 8x is recommended most often. I'm using 10x and the image isn't too jumpy. Doug Herr Birdman of Sacramento http://www.wildlightphoto.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .