I have been very happy with these binoculars:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/376569-REG/Pentax_62216_8_5x21_Papilio_Compact_Porro.html (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/376569-REG/Pentax_62216_8_5x21_Papilio_Compact_Porro.html)
They focus in on objects less than 2 feet away. It's like being right in there with them. Good for spotting mites too.
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This was primarily for Cindi. She and I like to watch them up close.
Its not a bad idea..... I have 20/10 vision and have often wondered what other beeks are missing that I see. I can spot a mite from a mile away.
no foul intended, was just teasing a bit, what time I can spend with my bees I spend it up close and personal. Not that you can't get up close and personal with binoculars.
Hey bluegrass, Chuck Yaeger had 20/10 vision. He could spot enemy planes before anyone could. I had 20/15 yrs ago when tested, not sure what I have now, vision still good though.
Smallswarm, in all seriousness, that looks like it might be a wonderful toy to have. Not only do I like to get really close to the bees, I like to get that close to insects and other critters too. My life, my passion.
Tell me, are they lightweight? They look like they are tiny and would do a job worth while. I couldn't begin to imagine the cool summer times I would have with these hangin' off my neck. Have a wonderful day, great life. Cindi
Its funny when I have to get my DOT physical......I have had people think I was cheating because I can read the bottom line on the eye chart. Once they had the pediatrics chart mounted below the adult chart and when she asked what was the lowest line I could read I started at the bottom, sailboat, triangle, square........
I had 20/15, enjoy it while you got it. Age sucks, it seems the more strain you put them through the more it'll show in latter life. I'm a jeweler :? Thank God for magnification. Must have been hard years ago before so many healthcare breakthroughs.
Quote from: bluegrass on July 04, 2007, 10:02:17 PM
Its funny when I have to get my DOT physical......I have had people think I was cheating because I can read the bottom line on the eye chart. Once they had the pediatrics chart mounted below the adult chart and when she asked what was the lowest line I could read I started at the bottom, sailboat, triangle, square........
I am the same way...my new contacts let me read the 20/10 line. It was funny watching the doc move closer to the screen to verify the line, since he didn't have it memorized.
Bluegrass, I meant to comment on your vision. Is that an unusual thing to have 20/10 vision? sounds like it, well, then consider yourself a lucky human being. Have the wonderful day, great life. Cindi
I don't know how unusual it is, its normal to me......I have been told that I should have taken aviation in college and gone into the military as a fighter pilot. Oh well.....everybody has their missed callings ;)
My wife plays a game with me when we are traveling to see how soon I can read the road signs as they come up, its usually a good five or six seconds before she can. I bet when I do get older and start loosing it it will suck more for me than it does for other people.
Cindi, it is unusual to have 20/10 vision, heck 20/15 is unusual. 20/20 is perfect vision so 20/10 is more perfecter than perfect, bluegrass should have his eyes bronzed.
bluegrass, you are a lucky soul, and everyone else that has this to hold in their hands. Vision is such a gift, I know I take it for granted. My vision is good, except I can tell that things that are far away are not as good as they once were. I have glasses for long distance vision, but rarely use them. When I put them on I am astounded at how clear things far away are, silly, I should wear them, but I can't stand them. Have a wonderful day, great life. Cindi