Gijs van Ginkel
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The GPO Passion ED 8x32 is around 300 euro and of very high quality for its price.
Gijs van Ginkel
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Appreciate Binocular Advice for Nonprofit Outdoor & Nature Program (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Laughing Kookaburra
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gr8fuldoug
Camera Land / Supporting Vendor
I just sent a PM to you. I have started acquiring binoculars for you
Elkhornsun
Well-known member
The Pentax Papilio II 8.5x21 sell for $106 in the U.S. and what makes them exceptional is that they have a minimum focus distance of only 1.6 feet. That makes them great for birds and also for amphibians and lizards and flowers and insects. The Pentax importer/distributor is who I would contact about getting a special education deal on some.
In the USA the Vortex company has gifted their binoculars to non profit environmental and teaching organizations.
In the USA the Vortex company has gifted their binoculars to non profit environmental and teaching organizations.
gr8fuldoug
Camera Land / Supporting Vendor
Haven't heard from you
Gijs van Ginkel
Well-known member
gr8fuldoug, post 24,
I could not find your PM as yet.
Gijs van Ginkel
I could not find your PM as yet.
Gijs van Ginkel
gr8fuldoug
Camera Land / Supporting Vendor
I sent the PM to Laughing Kookaburra as that was OP on this thread
pianoman
duck and diver, bobolink and weaver
I would say that almost any (non-faulty) binocular these days is going to be a lot better than the naked eye. The issue would really be robustness, as mentioned before, because the cheap ones have a tendency to get fogged or knocked out of alignment - and then they really are useless.
So perhaps one idea might be to spend, say $60 per pair but get 50% more pairs than you need. Store the extra ones carefully so that they can replace any that get damaged, because they would be uneconomic to repair.
So perhaps one idea might be to spend, say $60 per pair but get 50% more pairs than you need. Store the extra ones carefully so that they can replace any that get damaged, because they would be uneconomic to repair.
I suggested the Vortex Bantam 6.5x32 which is 70 dollars and I think Vortex would probably discount them some for you. They are good for kids and actually are a good binocular. I was pleased at how good they are for the price. They seem to fit the bill for what you want them for.
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