How to Choose Birding Binoculars with the Right Specifications

How to Choose Birding Binoculars with the Right Specifications
Welcome to Expert Village my name is Wayne Peterson and I direct the Massachusetts Audubon Society Important Bird Areas in Massachusetts. Today we are here and the Daniel Webster Wildlife Sanctuary in Marshfield, Massachusetts and we are going to be talking about the equipment needed to get one started in birding. The magnification for birding is something that is variable. I would recommend for most birders that something in the range of 7, 8 to 10 power is probably the most useful and then the objective lens the end that looks at the object is something that various in width and that is what determines a part of how much light enters your eye and the brightness. So something like 8x30 or a 8 1/2 x42 which what these Barska binoculars are that I'm using. A 10x40 these basically describe the magnification and the exit pupil opening at this end the objective lens in terms of allowing how much light you are going to see and what you feel of vision is at a predetermined distance. So magnification, brightness, feel of view, the coating of the optic is something that is very critical to the quality of the lens and also how much light is immediate in terms of the illumination factor these are things that are part of the equation and then the discussion on whether you want to go with the roof prism binoculars which are generally more expensive then some thing like a porro prism that are lots porro prism binoculars today that are a lot better then these that I use as young person. The two have essential lens that work independently and again it is a matter of chose but generally speaking the roof prism tend to be considerably more expensive. The porro prism is more in the middle range but both are very good for use for birding so again a 7, 8, 10 power binocular for adults are generally the range of popularity. For children something a little less powerful might be desirable but in all cases get something that would do the job don't sacrifice on binoculars because it can make all the difference in your precipitate in what you see and what you are looking at and ultimate that is what brings the enjoyment to birding.