"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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Anyone have a pair of small binoculars you either love or hate, and want
to tell me about them? It's my son's birthday in 2 weeks and he's getting
binoculars for backpacking, unless I cook up a better idea between now and
then.


I bought a pair of Minolta 8x24 'Pocket' binoculars many years ago when a
local camera store folded.
Put away my bigger zoom ones because, although small, the Minolta are very
clear & reasonably bright for daytime use.
I keep them in my dogs 'equipment bag' so I always have them on hand when
I'm down at the edge of the local park which borders on our harbour.
If I feel I need a pair for boating, I'd look at the West Marine Tahiti
7x50.