Canon 10×42 L Image Stabilization Waterproof Binoculars
March 6th, 2007I’ve found myself wishing that I had a good pair of binoculars lately. I’ve only ever owned cheap binoculars, so I thought I’d take a look to see what was available out there.
I’ve used Canon 35mm film, digital and video cameras for about two decades. All Canon shooters know what the distinctive red band around the barrel of a high-end Canon lens means: “L” series optics. It’s Canon’s way of saying, “This represents the best we have.” (I owned the excellent EF 80-200L f/2.8 and sold it used for more than what I paid for it twelve years earlier. I also rented el ultimo a couple of times, the EF 400mm f/2.8L IS USM, but that’s an entirely different story.)
If you know any Canon nerds, try this: Ask them to name the only Canon L series product with TWO red bands. They might know, but if they don’t, they might hiss, snarl and say something like, “Canon doesn’t put two red bands on anything!” At this point, you might consider asking them if they would like to make a $1000 bet on that. Or, more precisely, a $1,129.88 bet on that.
Behold:
While my days of owning insanely priced, high end Canon gear are long gone, I know that a few of you are in the market for the best tools money can buy. If binoculars are on your list, it would be tough to top these.
Via Amazon:
The much-anticipated 10×42 L IS WP is the first waterproof binocular to incorporate Canon’s exclusive Image Stabilizer technology for steady, shake-free viewing. The high quality L series optics, featuring 2 Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) lens elements (on each side), deliver excellent correction for chromatic aberration. With a large lens diameter and a 4.2mm exit pupil diameter, this binocular provides an exceptionally bright view, even in low-light conditions. The 10×42 L IS WP binocular offers both the desired brightness and excellent waterproof capabilities, making it ideal for a host of activities including marine use, stargazing and wildlife observation – just to name a few.
Related: Other Canon IS Binocular Models
Hey Kevin,
Did you know that cryptogon.com is blocked by China’s censors?
Check it out: http://www.greatfirewallofchina.org
You’re blocked, LATOC is blocked, and the CBC is blocked. Jeez.
I have the Canon ZR200 Digital Video camera with their image stabilization technology and it is AWESOME!
FWIW, our local public school blocks Cryptogon under the category Cult/Occult. 😉
“FWIW, our local public school blocks Cryptogon under the category Cult/Occult.”
So does the high school I teach at. It also blocked Farmlet under ‘Games’ until I asked our tech guy to unblock it. He did, but I was told there that he couldn’t unblock Cryptogon. Wierd.
– Mike Lorenz
Sorry to clutter this binocular post with censorship issues, but it is just too interesting.
U.S. Navy blocking WorldNetDaily’s news from worldwide Navy and Marine bases.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=54560
Try Circumventor. It works great (if a little slower than normal, thanks to the circuitous routing you end up using).
You install it on your home computer, it runs an Perl based script and stripped down Apache service, and you can then use it as a proxy server from work/anyway to bypass any blocking software and/or censorware known. I use it at work to get around blocking, and heartily recommend it for others in the same boat.
More here:
http://www.peacefire.org/circumventor/simple-circumventor-instructions.html
I know; I should have apologised at the beginning for the hijack. I was just amazed. Blocking Farmlet? WTH?
I’m amazed so many military types are accessing this site. Kevin’s search of who’s browsing seriously creeped me out.
kermujin
On with the binoculars~! 🙂
My traffic used to me about 25% .mil/.gov. Now only a handful of hosts from those TLDs can view it. The great firewall of the USSA, Powered by Cisco and SAIC.