Martin Baxter wrote:
"Capt. Rob" wrote:

Actually, and Bart will probably have to change his POV on this as I'm
100% correct, the most important factor for choosing ANY binocular set
is inter-ocular distances. This will determine if you can use them AT
ALL.

Especially important when your eyes are spaced as widely apart as those
found on a mule, or an ass.


Not what I was looking for Martin, but worthy of honorable mention.

Predators have their eyes on the front of their heads, while prey, have

eyes on the sides so they can be alerted to run away.

"Bart" wrote in message
ups.com...
What is the technique for hanging two binoculars with
straps
from the same binnacle? [1 pt]

Name the two most characteristics to look for when
shopping
for binoculars? [1 point each]


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Scotty

Bart wrote:

What is the technique for hanging two binoculars with straps
from the same binnacle? [1 pt]

Use the Straps?


Name the two most characteristics to look for when shopping
for binoculars? [1 point each]

This is going to depend on your intendended use. But the first thing is
probably to check if they have adequately sized prisms, chances are if
the manufacturer skimped on these the rest of the build quality will be
poor.

You can check prism size by holding the binoculars up in front of your
eyes at nearly arms length and look through the objective lens at a a
faily bright uniform source (like the sky or a a white wall, NOT THE
SUN). If you see what appears a bright square in a darker circle in each
objective the prisms are too small, the circle should be uniform if the
prisms are adequately sized.

Cheers
Marty

Martin Baxter wrote:
Bart wrote:

What is the technique for hanging two binoculars with straps
from the same binnacle? [1 pt]

Use the Straps?

There is a trick to this. I bet Jeff or Doug will know it.

Hint: It allows you to take off either pair without removing
the other.

Bart wrote:
Martin Baxter wrote:
Bart wrote:

What is the technique for hanging two binoculars with straps
from the same binnacle? [1 pt]

Use the Straps?

There is a trick to this. I bet Jeff or Doug will know it.

Hint: It allows you to take off either pair without removing
the other.

Two separate hooks, one for each?

Walt wrote:
Bart wrote:
Martin Baxter wrote:
Bart wrote:

What is the technique for hanging two binoculars with straps
from the same binnacle? [1 pt]

Use the Straps?

There is a trick to this. I bet Jeff or Doug will know it.

Hint: It allows you to take off either pair without removing
the other.

Two separate hooks, one for each?

No. Just one post. How do you place one on the other
without causing a tangle such that you can remove either one
without removing the other?

Bart wrote:

Martin Baxter wrote:
Bart wrote:

What is the technique for hanging two binoculars with straps
from the same binnacle? [1 pt]

Use the Straps?

There is a trick to this. I bet Jeff or Doug will know it.

Hint: It allows you to take off either pair without removing
the other.


I think the Trick is more in how you lift the binos of, if want the pair
that appear to be "under" just reach through the strap of the other pair
and grasp the binos you want, lifting them "out" through the straps of
the top pair and the under strap will pull free of the top strap.

Cheers
marty
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Martin Baxter wrote:

Bart wrote:

What is the technique for hanging two binoculars with straps
from the same binnacle? [1 pt]

Use the Straps?


Name the two most characteristics to look for when shopping
for binoculars? [1 point each]

This is going to depend on your intendended use. But the first thing is
probably to check if they have adequately sized prisms, chances are if
the manufacturer skimped on these the rest of the build quality will be
poor.

You can check prism size by holding the binoculars up in front of your
eyes at nearly arms length and look through the objective lens at a a
faily bright uniform source (like the sky or a a white wall, NOT THE
SUN). If you see what appears a bright square in a darker circle in each
objective the prisms are too small, the circle should be uniform if the
prisms are adequately sized.

Cheers
Marty

Correction: should have said "eypieces" rather than "objective lens" in
the previous passage.

Cheers
Marty
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"Bart" wrote in message
ups.com...
What is the technique for hanging two binoculars with straps
from the same binnacle? [1 pt]

Hang them from the navigator's balls.
(Quadrantial spheres for the uniniated).


Name the two most characteristics to look for when shopping
for binoculars? [1 point each]


Lens diameter and power. Too powerful you can't hold them steady. Lens
diameter indicates light gathering capability. Binoculars are most essential
in low light conditions. During the day they are mere sight seeing gimmicks.
The distance to the horizon is so short in sailboats and, in general, the
visibility from the cockpit is so impeded by those big white sails that day
use of binoculars is silly. Low light conditions are where binoculars become
useful. You aren't going to hit something a mile away in a sailboat, it
takes a good part of an hour to get that far. However in dark conditions the
binoculars gather much more light than the eye. Sailboats, thankfully are
slow otherwise they would be a real hazard to navigation.

"Gilligan" wrote in
message . ..


visibility from the cockpit is so impeded by those big
white sails that day
use of binoculars is silly.


And those ''big white sails'' become transparent at night?

Scotty