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2 years, 7 months ago about Binoculars

What are the most interesting things you can do with binoculars?

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bkalimasov | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Now that you have something to view at day, how about observing at night?

See Top 10 Fabulous Night Sky Objects Seen Through Binoculars

The Andromeda Galaxy and the Lagoon Nebula are two examples of what you can see at night!, The Moon, Jupiter, the Orion Nebula hummm!, there are so many beautiful objects in the sky that you can discover with "only" binoculars!
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lacalla | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

I didn't realize I could see these beautiful sights with binoculars! Thanks for that.

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opher | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Here is a short list (some less serious than others).

1. By using the main focusing dial first, and then the single-occular focusing wheel, you can tell if there's a difference between how your two eyes focus (without having to visit an optometrist).

2. By placing different color filters on the two sides you can compare the view in different parts of the spectrum.

3. The obvious - you can see things that are far from you as if you were closer, especially helpful when viewing skittish wildlife.

4. You can view the moon more easily than with a telescope (though obviously with less magnification).

5. Use it as a decorative paperweight.

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buddawiggi | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

Unfortunately for me my binoculars have mostly been used as a great #5. I look at them more than through them. Not after today!

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romeo0830 | 2 years, 7 months ago
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view baseball / sporting events from a distance... Spy on your neighbors... Spy on the Girl Next door =) Fun Stuff.. Better yet get a scanner. hahaha.

Thanks Mike !

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rob1981 | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

Spying on people? Invading people's privacy isn't a decent thing to do.

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victoria_reid | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Well, since we get amazing birds out back, the binoculars are out 24/7, along with the bird book, and I find it very interesting when we spot something new in the trees or at the feeder. Our latest newbie was a Great Horned Owl. Is that the most interesting thing? Hmmm...Since my binocular use usually has to do with animals, like spotting dolphins playing out in the breakers, I'd have say the most interesting thing to do with binoculars is look at wildlife (the animal variety).

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victoria_reid | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

Cool! You're hooked! "I'm a Birder" used to imply tasteless combinations of long shorts and knee socks. No longer! I'd have to count, but I'd say we've got about 50 different birds on our checklist now, just from the back yard.

Here's my favorite bird book - "Birds of California" by Stan Tekiela. He's done many field guides in other parts of the country, too. After going through a lot of bird books, this one is awesome because it's color coded! You see a gray bird, you go to the gray section (at the edge of the pages) which makes the ID very quick. I just love it!

Next? The feeders. You need bait.

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buddawiggi | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

Wildlife viewing is what inspired my question today. I was birdwatching out my back slider and surprisingly to me I was quite impressed. The different birds made me want to get a bird identification book and I wondered what else I might be able to do with these funky specs.

They now have there own hanger right near the door. Really a good time.

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duenhsiyen | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Well, besides all of the above, if you can find a pair of periscope binoculars, not only can you spy on your neighbors, but you can do it in hyperstereo! You will have to open the arms of the periscope to do this, but I find the enhanced 3D stereoscopic effect most amazing!

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fstopsurreal | 2 years, 7 months ago
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As a child I was always fascinated by inverting the binoculars and looking through the "wrong" end giving a bugs-eye view of the world. It gave a new perspective on looking a life, which may be a reason why I choose photography as a career.

Try it with your kids. They may like it, too.

As for real uses: sports, the theatre from the balcony, bird-watching (both kinds) and looking at the surface of the moon.

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buddawiggi | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

I tried the look through the wrong end thing this morning, not bad. I took my dog for a loooong walk that never left the yard.

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ribbions240 | 2 years, 7 months ago
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well you can do alot with them you could go bird watching which is kinda boring spy on your next door cutie,i dont advice that one though it would make you look like a creep..lol

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shadowbear | 2 years, 7 months ago
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I've always used them for the obvious reasons,birding and game hunting.
Long distance viewing.
But I know in a tight spot if i'm packing binoculars I can use them to start a fire.

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albanian | 2 years, 7 months ago
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I'm almost at a loss to answer this one because for me binoculars have always been for bird watching (birding). That's what binoculars, outside the military, are for. And it's a great hobby, I've been doing it since I was a kid (and that's a very long time). Since I always have binoculars around, I suppose I've used them for other things from time to time. You can use them instead of opera glasses at the opera and get a much better view of the singers. You can look at scenery, or the moon, with a much improved view.

They are not meant for photography. There are better ways to watch sports and girls. High school science projects are no doubt educational but they are one off.

After all these years, it's definitely still birding. That's why the top binocular manufacturers are all aimed at the birder market.

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buddawiggi | 2 years, 7 months ago Report

I just became a birding enthusiast today. I had never given birdwatching a thought before today. A funny woodpecker on my roof inspired my curiosity and now I'm hooked. Good times.

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monty500in | 2 years, 7 months ago
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If you ever wanted your iphone to take clear picture of very distanced object or event, than binoculars is the best tool for it. Simply put you binoculars on a flat surface in a position from where your phone camera, when kept on binoculars lens, can see the object. And voila.......you have your clear image.

I also like to watch in sky in the night.

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coldrengirl | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Take pictures with binoculars. I have had the opportunity to get up close to nature, without being too close. We had a 8 point buck hanging out in the back of our yard and I was not only able to see him through the binoculars but get some excellent photos that I sold on the internet.

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macksmid | 2 years, 7 months ago
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Look through them the wrong way and it looks like your neighbors are miles away, makes you think you live on a big estate.

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chapursri | 2 years, 7 months ago
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"Through Binoculars" I wanted to tell ... With this technique you can achieve very interesting and unique effects. You can change these effects by yourself with changing things like the distance of binoculars and lens, ... I'd love to try this one time but I do not have binoculars. ...
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