Date: 12/4/25 9:49 am From: Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...> Subject: Re: Binoculars for students
Shaver’s creek also has loaners.
Harbor Freight sells a pair of
decent ones for $25. I have two for my vehicles as backups in case i forget
my good ones. They are sturdy and have decent optics. And they are cheap if
something happens to them. They are 10x50.
Thanks,
Eric Oliver
<ericmoliver...>
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to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we to
destroy or even diminish biodiversity?- E.O Wilson
On Thu, Dec 4, 2025 at 11:41 Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...> wrote:
> Centred Outdoors has lots of Nocs compact bins that work fine for kids and
> can be loaned out for educational events in some cases.
>
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> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
> of Blizard, David A <dab22...>
> *Sent:* Thursday, December 4, 2025 11:30:55 AM
> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> *Subject:* Re: Binoculars for students
>
> C., I was on a cruise recently and one of the highlights was a series of
> lectures on the Origin of the Universe. The lecturer recommended getting a
> good set of binnies to look at the night sky..so, I am wondering whether
> any suggestions you receive for birding wd also be suitable for stargazing.
> On the surface, it doesn’t appear so but wd be interested to know…
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Dec 4, 2025, at 10:56 AM, Constanza Ehrenhaus <cxe1169...>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Good morning, club,
> >
> > I am interested in knowing opinions about binoculars for a student group
> of young teenagers; they need to be decent, sturdy, and affordable. I see
> Cornell recommends Opticron Oregon 4 PC Oasis 8×42 as their top budget set,
> but these might be out of budget. If there is anything that, in your
> experience, is good enough but cheaper, I would like to know.
> > Brownie points if you have purchased these to be used by a wide set of
> people, and not just one careful person, and you had good results.
> >
> > Thank you!
> >
> > Coty
> >
> >
> > --
> > Constanza Ehrenhaus.
> >
>
