Saintly Fish Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Can anybody recommend a good pair of light weight, compact and floating binoculars to use on the boat for general bird spotting etc ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headlight Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 (edited) Celestron UPCLOSE G2 Roof Binoculars, Carry Case, 10x25, 71232-CGL, Water Resist https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221387214101?epid=1805470206&hash=item338bb4cd15:g:LvAAAOSwb8Vb2Mqe I use the above (think Luke does as well). Not sure whether they float or not. Don't be put off by the cheap £25 price. They are very decent with good Optics. I have much dearer higher magnification binoculars but on a boat, which is always moving to some degree, high magnification binoculars are unusable. Edited August 13, 2021 by headlight Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Yeah look similar to mine. Good enough see poachers in my chum slick or boat names to call up and ask their intentions…. Teally high magnification is not much use on a boat as you’re rolling too much. The above are good enough to pick up a fin in the slick, Whale or Dolphin identification too 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I use Bushnell with a built in digital compass an inclinometer. similar to these…. https://www.photospecialist.co.uk/bushnell-marine-7x50-with-compass?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpLi01aiu8gIVTu3tCh1dJAAFEAQYAyABEgJiEfD_BwE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headlight Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 How much 😮😮 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 3 hours ago, headlight said: How much 😮😮 Well, you can't take it with you when you go ............ you don't see too many hearses towing a trailer 🤣 jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post suzook12 Posted August 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2021 1 hour ago, GPSguru said: Well, you can't take it with you when you go ............ you don't see too many hearses towing a trailer 🤣 You.d like to think eh? Saintly Fish, GPSguru, Geoff and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 I have bought two sets of Vortex hd vipers for myself and eldest daughter which I rate higher than optics 4x the price that Ive used. For my youngest daughter who carry's more camera gear I opted for Celestron tail seekers as these are smaller and lighter weight. None float but all pretty good water resistance and life warranties https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/products/Binoculars/ci/1010/pn/2?filters=fct_customer_rating%3A1_5_stars Postage and service from here is excellent, been using them for around 30 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share Posted August 15, 2021 7 hours ago, JDP said: I have bought two sets of Vortex hd vipers for myself and eldest daughter which I rate higher than optics 4x the price that Ive used. For my youngest daughter who carry's more camera gear I opted for Celestron tail seekers as these are smaller and lighter weight. None float but all pretty good water resistance and life warranties https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/products/Binoculars/ci/1010/pn/2?filters=fct_customer_rating%3A1_5_stars Postage and service from here is excellent, been using them for around 30 years. Also quite expensive Jon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 Used these in the past https://www.force4.co.uk/item/Waveline/7x50-Binoculars/BA1 Ok not waterproof but keep in cabin. Decent range to spot boats a few miles away poaching in my chum slick as well as wildlife spotting (diving birds, whales, Dolphins etc 🙂 ) Price ain’t too bad. If you use super doooer ones you’ll struggle to focus as you’re rolling too much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted August 15, 2021 Share Posted August 15, 2021 6 hours ago, Saintly Fish said: Also quite expensive Jon! When you use them you soon realise why but quite literally bird watching magazines have compared them as good as $3000 binoculars. Over the years Ive bought many pairs including two sets of rubber armer coated canon ones just before leaving the UK, both of which are now broken and both about the same price as the ones I mentioned earlier. Quality and lifetime warranty's means you buy once and experience something the likes of the canon or many other bins can't provide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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