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Simon S
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Reged: 01/07/07
Posts: 380
Loc: Crawley West Sussex UK
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If the electronic view finders are anything like on my Panasonic bridge camera, count me out lol!
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My binocular collection recent first
http://www.flickr.com/photos/binoculars/
My binoculars in Alphabetical order http://www.flickr.com/photos/binoculars/sets/72157613812824211/detail/
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etudiant
newbie
Reged: 11/01/06
Posts: 4
Loc: New York
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Holger is describing a possible new marketing opportunity for the superzoom cameras of the future. With a better display screen even some of the current 25x zooms would be respectable distance viewing aids. So it may be that binoculars will become a niche product, displaced by more broadly useful digital camera/viewers. For most people, seeing something and also getting a similar picture would probably be more attractive than just seeing it, even if the view was better. We've been conditioned by TV and computer screens to settle for less than perfect images, just like we've been conditioned by Ipods to accept MP3 recordings played through ear buds as music.
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werewolf6977
Lord High Smasher
Reged: 12/15/03
Posts: 8429
Loc: Hanover, Ohio
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I'm analogue sort of guy too. When they the inevitable bugs out, then I might check'em out. Newtech is always buggy, IMHO.
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Pete
6" Apogee/LXD55
Starhopper 6" Dob
Spaceprobe 130EQ
Black C8 OTA
WO Zenith Star 66 Patriot Edition
Sun Pak Pro 7500 Platinum Edition
8X42 Bushnell H2O Porro
7X35 Tasco
10X50 Nikon Actions (Type 7)
15X70 Skymasters
Dell Inspiron Dual Core 531s
"Science without Religion is lame, Religion without Science is blind" A.Einstein.
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refractory
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 02/05/05
Posts: 1233
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Full color photomultiplier. False stereo effect by reference back to skymaps which code distances to stars. Reticle/micrometer functions. Instant replay.
Jess Tauber
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revans
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 09/26/05
Posts: 1514
Loc: Fitchburg, MA
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Maybe, like (but much worse than the situation) in image stabilized binoculars, battery life will be short and I must say that there is nothing more frustrating than running out of juice when your trying to finally look at the sky after a couple of weeks of bad weather. And batteries have become costly. It is nice to not have to rely on batteries for a view of the sky... there is something compelling about something that works without needing current to run through it...
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Rick Evans
http://www.freewebs.com/revans_01420/
"The universe is there for us to see, but it cannot be understood without learning its language -- mathematics." Galileo Galilei
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Tony Flanders
Post Laureate
Reged: 05/18/06
Posts: 3457
Loc: Cambridge, MA, USA
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It's an interesting thought.
My hunch is that conventional binoculars will survive just fine, but I certainly could be wrong. History doesn't offer much guidance. There are plenty of examples of simple, elegant technologies that have been completely swept away (the slide rule and typewriter), ones where simple technology remains unchallenged (the kitchen knife), some where the old technology has found a secure niche market (phonograph records and film cameras) and yet others where simple and complex technologies coexist happily without either one being dominant (conventional screwdrivers and power screwdrivers).
Electronic binoculars are already in widespread use by the military at night, and there's little doubt that their domain will increase. But my guess is that conventional binoculars are cheap enough and effective enough that they will always command a large chunk of the market. Could be wrong, though. It's certainly sobering to think of all the potential benefits of replacing the eyepiece with a sensor and emitter.
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Tony Flanders
First and foremost observing love: naked eye.
Second, binoculars.
Last but not least, telescopes.
And I sometimes dabble with cameras.
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clschmalz
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Reged: 03/02/09
Posts: 16
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On a couple of occasions I've used my Canon 40d as an electronic telescope. Take the picture at maximum zoom and then use the camera's zoom in feature to blow the image up on the viewing screen. Not perfect but when you don't have a pair of binoculars with you you sometimes have to improvise.
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DJB
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 02/23/05
Posts: 1589
Loc: Lisle NY
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Hey all,
I have two Canon IS binoculars, and the very same battery cells are in each one as I first installed them. I think the batteries are an important part of this equation.
I use the Eneloope cells, and they have served me very well. They are NiMh cells, and the current capcity is great, EVEN THOUGH the specs do not support this. FYI.
Best regards,
Dave.
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