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From: geek@mit-amt (Chris Schmandt)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: western birding
Message-ID: <3372@mit-amt>
Date: 8 Dec 88 04:37:48 GMT
References: <1988Dec2.135214.1631@utzoo.uucp> <715@picuxa.UUCP>
Reply-To: geek@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Chris Schmandt)
Organization: MIT Media Lab, Cambridge MA
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In article <715@picuxa.UUCP> gpasq@picuxa.UUCP (Greg Pasquariello X1190) writes:
>Some complete bast*rd stole my binocs late last week.  I went out and (despite
>the protest of my wife) layed down the money for a good pair of Leitz 7x35's.
>WOW!

Enjoy!  I bought mine years ago and they changed the way I see (especially
at dawn/dusk).  If you're spending that kind of money, though, I'd seriously
consider the "armored" variant.  I'm a backpacker and my 7x35BA's have
been through some tough times with me without a trace of damage.
Excellent glasses.