stabilizing binoculars

[paphman]

My wife and I are thinking about a pair of stabilizing binoculars for the boat. We have a regular pair now but they are not easy to use with the motion of the boat. Has anyone tried a pair of the stabilizing binoculars and if so how do you like them? What brand and model have you used? I have never looked through a set, so I am counting on the forum to help me with this. Thanks

Dale

 

[sinnettc]

They might help with vibration & hand shake but I'd be very surprised if they did anything much for wave motion and roll unless they've got a pretty big flywheel spinning.

 

[cat38skip]

My experience with stabilizing binoculars on a sailboat is that they are useless. The motion of the boat is too smooth for the stabilizing mechanism to correct. You are better off with lower power and a large primary lens to have as large a field of view as possible.

 

[paphman]

Thanks

Thanks for the replys. It sound like they are not going to do what we hoped they would. We will put that purchase on hold. Thanks again

Dale