{"id":1415,"date":"2018-02-06T17:44:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T23:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/?p=1415"},"modified":"2018-08-30T23:46:02","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T04:46:02","slug":"imperfect-vision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/?p=1415","title":{"rendered":"Imperfect Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shaky hands are not only bad for surgeons. If you have binoculars, and actually use them quite a bit or under demanding circumstances, most people find they can\u2019t hold them still for very long. Usually a brace of some kind or even a tripod is in order. (I use one with my uber-heavy \u201castronomicals\u201d).\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 The solution is a stabilized<\/a> pair. They\u2019ve been around for a few years, but the prices have been prohibitive for the bulk of users. The military depends on the M25 manufactured by the Fraser-Volpe Corporation \u2026 and as with anything the government does, it ain\u2019t exactly cheap. I\u2019ve seen pairs for over $6500. A more consumer-friendly version by other companies is actually affordable. One such standout model is the Canon 8×25 IS<\/a>. It\u2019s usually available online for $250-$300 shipped to your door.<\/p>\n

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The very first seconds you use it, you understand why ALL other binoculars are rendered obsolete by this tech. It won\u2019t matter if you have a wider field of view or greater magnification if the subject is blurred. When the button on the top is held down, the image suddenly snaps still \u2026 very startling for a seasoned binocular fan. This has been around for years in camcorders and is time-proven, so it won\u2019t matter what type of optical stabilization is used (active or passive), the point is \u2026 it works.<\/p>\n

My around-the-world, 30+ year old travel Nikons aren\u2019t missed. Don\u2019t believe the reviews about the less expensive models … while the binocular reviewers may be more discriminating\/demanding, many don\u2019t understand binocular use in the \u201creal world.” A $1000 pair simply isn\u2019t necessary for the bulk of users. The entry level Canons will perform far beyond most people\u2019s expectations. If you need more than a pair like this, you have specialized needs.<\/p>\n

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The Canon comes with a nylon case, strap and eyepiece covers, but oddly doesn\u2019t include primary lens covers. So I designed my own and 3D printed them.<\/p>\n

My 3D .stl file, should you want to print your own, is available for download\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0 I used just a few feet of PLA filament and a connector I found laying around to keep them together.<\/p>\n

Like the old axiom says … seeing is believing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shaky hands are not only bad for surgeons. If you have binoculars, and actually use them quite a bit or under demanding circumstances, most people find they can\u2019t hold them still for very long. Usually a brace of some kind or even a tripod is in order. (I use one with my uber-heavy \u201castronomicals\u201d).\u00a0 \u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-1"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1415"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1500,"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1415\/revisions\/1500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thecaffeinatedgeek.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}