[tdw]

Pair of Binos at home. Not expensive, sub $100.00, couple of years old. 7x50.

As of the weekend they now duplicate everything. Look through one lens and its OK but as soon as you look through both...double vision.

And no I have not been drinking !!

Brand is Kinglux which judging by the price is just another Chinese no name brand and I know I didn't drop them while the Wombette denies it as well.

Any thoughts ?

Anyone ?

 

[Soontobecruiser]

It could be mirror misalignment or bent frames.

 

[St Anna]

6th nerve palsy or too much rum ???

 

[tdw]

6th nerve palsy or too much rum ???

Ha bloody ha......I tell you what though, at first I was worried that my senility was advancing more rapidly than I feared.

 

[St Anna]

TDW.
Only worry about that when another senile old b$%$$#@ sneaks up on you with his walker

 

[tdw]

TDW.
Only worry about that when another senile old b$%$$#@ sneaks up on you with his walker

....bring 'em on...I'll beat 'em to death with my walking stick......

 

[Omatako]

....bring 'em on...I'll beat 'em to death with my walking stick......

You could always throw the binocs at them - that's about what they're good for.

I used to buy the cheapies - they're more expensive in the long run. I now have digitally stabilised Canon binocs 15x50 (because you can!!) and they're worth the "excessive" money you pay for them. Problem is they don't drop any better than others so they're treated with a great deal of respect.

FWIW, we keep an old pair of cheapies in plain view down below for the casual thief rather than have him go looking for the Canons.

Off subject, we do that with credit cards too.

 

[Stillraining]

Off subject, we do that with credit cards too.

Kwel !!...Now I know what to do with all my over limit maxed out ones...

 

[tdw]

You could always throw the binocs at them - that's about what they're good for.

I used to buy the cheapies - they're more expensive in the long run. I now have digitally stabilised Canon binocs 15x50 (because you can!!) and they're worth the "excessive" money you pay for them. Problem is they don't drop any better than others so they're treated with a great deal of respect.

FWIW, we keep an old pair of cheapies in plain view down below for the casual thief rather than have him go looking for the Canons.

Off subject, we do that with credit cards too.

Andre,
Thoroughly agree, these are just for home not the boat. I've never used a pair of 15 x 50. How do you like them ? I worry that they might be too sensitive but I guess the DS sorts that out. Need a new pair for the boat.

Still,
If I did that I wouldn't have any left to keep in my wallet......

 

[Stillraining]

Same here... but now maybe I can blame it on the thief..

 

[St Anna]

I have a teenager nearby. He sees well, still fetches things when needed and can sort out computer stuff. Only needs feeding 8 times a day. (Then again, so do I!)

 

[Omatako]

Andre,
Thoroughly agree, these are just for home not the boat. I've never used a pair of 15 x 50. How do you like them ? I worry that they might be too sensitive but I guess the DS sorts that out. Need a new pair for the boat.

On a boat anything stronger than 7 x magnification without stabilising is tricky because the shake makes them difficult to use.

The 15x50 stabilised binos are awesome. No other way to describe them. They bring the horizon to your toerail. But at around NZ$4k they had better be, right?

 

[Omatako]

Kwel !!...Now I know what to do with all my over limit maxed out ones...

Just for the record, what we do with cards is report them stolen a month after receiving new ones. That way they get replaced and we get to keep the cancelled cards that visibly are perfectly valid and current (expiry date wise).

A bunch of these along with a few dollars are left in a sacrificial wallet in the chart table. Once found, the thief rarely goes searching.