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great, but they no longer carry them. --Apple-Mail-8C2D15B5-764F-4F85-A2E5-8A0C45DD8521 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Another good and reliable make is Eagle Optics Ranger series. They do excell= ent 8x42 and 10x42 at a reasonable price. For the Biirds used to carry them -= I don't know if they still do. It's important for the user to handle them, a= nd feel comfortable with the overall feel, eye relief, use with glasses etc.= , so if you can actually handle them before buying, that's another good reason to shop locally - e.g. In Mahone Bay. Richard Stern sternrichard@gmail.com Sent from my iPhone On Apr 12, 2012, at 1:58 PM, Young Naturalists Club <yncns@yahoo.ca> wrote: > The Young Naturalists are looking to purchase some more binoculars for fie= ld trips and I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions for good quality= , durable, lightweight, multipurpose binoculars that would be good for the 8= -10 age range. >=20 > We want the kids to get used to using good equipment (not cheap ones), and= want them to be good quality equipment that will last us a long time. =20 >=20 > The last purchase we made a number of years ago was Bushnell 8x40 Birding S= eries binoculars from "For the Birds" in Mahone Bay and they are great, but t= hey no longer carry them. We would love to be able to purchase them locally i= f possible! >=20 > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. > =20 > Robin=20 >=20 > ________________________________________________ >=20 > Ms. Robin Musselman > Coordinator=20 > Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia=20 > http://nature1st.net/ync >=20 > YNC motto "Young Naturalists Observe and Conserve" >=20 --Apple-Mail-8C2D15B5-764F-4F85-A2E5-8A0C45DD8521 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Another good and reliable m= ake is Eagle Optics Ranger series. They do excellent 8x42 and 10x42 at a rea= sonable price. For the Biirds used to carry them - I don't know if they stil= l do. It's important for the user to handle them, and feel comfortable with t= he overall feel, eye relief, use with glasses etc., so if you can actually h= andle them before buying, that's</div><div>another good reason to shop local= ly - e.g. In Ma<span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlig= ht-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(1= 75, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180,= 0.230469); ">hone Bay.</span></div><div><br><div>Richard Stern</div><div><s= pan class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26= , 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.2= 30469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><a h= ref=3D"mailto:sternrichard@gmail.com">sternrichard@gmail.com</a></span></div= ><div><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"-webkit-tap-highlight-color:= rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 2= 27, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469)= ; ">Sent from my iPhone</span></div></div><div><br>On Apr 12, 2012, at 1:58 P= M, Young Naturalists Club <<a href=3D"mailto:yncns@yahoo.ca">yncns@yahoo.= ca</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><di= v style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, s= ans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>The Young Naturalists are looking to pu= rchase some more binoculars for field trips and I was wondering if anyone ha= d some suggestions for good quality, durable, lightweight, multipurpose bino= culars that would be good for the 8-10 age range.</span></div><div><br><span= ></span></div><div><span>We want the kids to get used to using good equipmen= t (not cheap ones), and want them to be good quality equipment that will las= t us a long time. <br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><= div><span>The last purchase we made a number of years ago was Bushnell 8x40 B= irding Series binoculars from "For the Birds" in Mahone Bay and they are gre= at, but they no longer carry them. We would love to be able to purchase them= locally if possible!<br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span= >Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<br></span></div><div> <br>Robin <br><br></div><div><font f= ace=3D"bookman old style, new york, times, serif"></font></div><div><font fa= ce=3D"bookman old style, new york, times, serif"><font face=3D"garamond, new= york, times, serif"><font color=3D"#007f7f"><div><font style=3D"color:rgb(2= 55, 64, 64);font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;" size=3D"= 3"><span><span style=3D"color:rgb(0, 0, 0);">_______________________________= _________________</span><br></span></font><font style=3D"font-family:bookman= old style, new york, times, serif;color:rgb(64, 127, 0);" color=3D"#007f7f"= size=3D"3"><span><br><font style=3D"font-family:bookman old style, new york= , times, serif;"><span>Ms. Robin Musselman</span><br>Coordinator <br>Young N= aturalists Club of Nova Scotia </font></span><font style=3D"font-family:book= man old style, new york, times, serif;"><br></font></font><font style=3D"col= or:rgb(64, 127, 0);font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;" s= ize=3D"3"><a rel=3D"nofollow" style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-se= rif;" target=3D"_blank" href=3D"http://nature1st.net/ync">http://nature1st.n= et/ync</a><br><br style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"></font= ><font face=3D"arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size=3D"2"><font style=3D= "font-family:bookman old style, new york, times, serif;color:rgb(64, 127, 0)= ;" size=3D"3"><font><font><font style=3D"font-family:bookman old style, new y= ork, times, serif;" size=3D"3"><b>YNC motto <span style=3D"font-style:italic= ;">"Young Naturalists Observe and Conserve</span></b></font><span style=3D"f= ont-style:italic;"><font style=3D"font-family:bookman old style, new york, t= imes, serif;" size=3D"4"><font style=3D"font-family:book