I'd like a new pair mainly for fly fishing but don't wanna go overboard, spotted these which appeal to me, does anyone own a pair/what are your thoughts on them? thanks.

£41 for a pair of waterproof bins.can't be bad.Practika make reliable equpment if not brillant,but at that price no big deal.
I would question you idea of full sized bins.rather than compacts for your fishing bag/ box.

Jim

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Alan

Hi Jim
As a birder I should know more about bins than I do-anyway my advice
would be.
Try and go for a 7or8X mag. rather than a 10x
The bigger the magnification the harder it would be to lock on to the
subject you want to look at - and more picture shake you would get

The 42 I believe is the dia of the object lense and that is ok.
Look at the birdwatching sites-they will give you good advice.
Hope that helps Peter

I also am a birdwatcher.and have spent considerable sums on bins and scopes,but a only carry a pr of compact bushnell w/proof bins when fishing and am happy with them.I agree about the 7x-8x magnification.
Jim

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I've used a pair of 10x25's for the last six years, and they are nothing short of awesome. Fantastic optics, really sturdy, totally waterproof and fogproof. I meet alot of twitchers on my travels, and anyone who has tried them really loves them. I wouldn't call myself a twitcher but I do appreciate the bird life around me and I've spend many hours watching them. They are also particularly good in low light conditions. I really would recommend that you at least try a pair before you commit.

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Thanks Ducktape, I'm on those lines too I aint a sensitive person by a mile but I didn't expect some of the smartar$e comments of other(s) I have a few bins and I like a bit of bird watching too by the river, had 8x and have 10x 12x, thought too the Praktica WERE pocket size.

Maybe I just worded it wrong.

I'd rather like a halfway decent monocular

Example

7x35 or 8x40 would be nice...

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What are you using them for? 10 magnification is hard to keep still and won't pick up fast moving objects as easily as lower magnification binos.

The 7 mag would be ideal for bankside entymology. If you can, find the compact versions (7x36) because one tends to carry them more!

If you can, though, go to a shop and try all the options: what suits one of us may not suit you..

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