Binoculars & Spotting Scopes

By Joel Weintraub & Bob Allen

Reviews & Opinions

Coming soon! This is not meant to be an exhaustive look at binoculars & spotting scopes, just the thoughts of some of our locals. Other local birders/biologists are invited to submit their reviews & opinions to Bob Allen (rlallen@fullerton.edu).

Quick Picks	Individual
Nikon Superior E	Joel Weintraub, Professor of Biology, CSUF. Primary interests are Ornithology & Mammalogy.
Eagle Optics/Celestron	Barry Thomas, Professor of Biology, CSUF. Primary interests are Mammalogy & Ornithology.
Swarovski SLC 10x42WB, black	Bob Allen, Information Technology Consultant & Biologist, CSUF. Primary interests are Entomology, Botany, Ornithology, & Mammalogy.
Swarovski SLC 10x42WB, green	Laurie Clarke, Graduate Student at CSUF, avid birder & field biologist.

Vendors & Information

Still working on this list and checking web sites...

• Adorama, NY, mail-order, (800) 888-4563, http://www.adoramacamera.com/. Binoculars and close-up lenses.
• American Birding Association, P.O. Box 6599, Colorado Springs, CO 80934, (800) 634-7736 or (719) 578-0607, Fax (800) 590-3473 or (719) 578-9705, http://www.americanbirding.org/. Binoculars. Online Catalog: http://www.americanbirding.org/abasales/salecatal.htm
• B&H Photo-Video, NY, mail-order, (800) 947-9970, http://www.bhphoto.com/. Binoculars and close-up lenses.
• Best Buy, several local stores, http://www.bestbuy.com/. Binoculars.
• Binoculars.com, http://binoculars.com/, 1-800-binoculars. Binoculars.
• Cabela's, (http://www.cabelas.com/)
• CameraWorld of Oregon, Portland, OR, mail-order, (800) 695-8451, http://www.cameraworld.com/. Binoculars and close-up lenses.
• D & R Sports Center, (http://www.dnrsports.com/)
• Eagle Optics, (800) 289-1132, http://www.eagleoptics.com/. Binoculars.
• Oceanside Photo & Telescope, Oceanside, CA, (800) 483-6287. Binoculars.
• Oceanview Instruments, 2523 West Pacific Coast Highway, Newport Beach, CA, (949) 646-3275. Binoculars.
• REI Coop, a few local stores, http://www.rei.com/. Binoculars.
• Scope City, 3033 South Bristol, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, (949) 957-6900. Binoculars.
• Sport Chalet, several local stores, http://www.sportchalet.com/. Binoculars.
• Target, several local stores, http://www.target.com/. Binoculars.
• Wild Birds Unlimited, Yorba Linda Blvd, Yorba Linda, CA. Bob Pogue, (714)
• Yahoo! Recreation > Outdoors > Birding, (http://dir.yahoo.com/Recreation/Outdoors/Birding/). Includes links to binocular information and sales.

Manufacturers

Still working on this list and checking web sites...

• Bushnell/Bausch & Lomb, Inc., (800) 423-3537, http://www.bushnell.com/. Binoculars.
• Canon USA, Inc., (800) 828-4040, http://www.usa.canon.com/. Binoculars and close-up lenses.
• Celestron, http://www.celestron.com/
• Leica, (800) 222-0118, http://www.leica-camera.com/. Binoculars.
• Meade, http://www.meade.com/
• Minolta USA, Inc., (800) 528-4767, http://www.minoltausa.com/. Binoculars.
• Nikon USA, Inc., (800) 645-6687, http://www.nikonusa.com/. Binoculars and close-up lenses.
• Olympus, Inc., (800) 877-0155, http://www.olympusamerica.com/. Binoculars.
• Pentax, Inc., (800) 877-0155, http://www.pentax.com/. Binoculars.
• REI Coop, http://www.rei.com/. Binoculars.
• Steiner Optik GmbH, http://www.steiner.de/english/
• Swarovski Optik North America, 2 Slater Road, Cranston, Rhode Island 02920, USA, (401) 734-1800, Fax (401) 734-5888, http://www.swarovskioptik.com/
• Tasco, (800) 368-2726 x3700, http://www.tascosales.com/. Binoculars.
• THK Photo Products, Inc. (Tokina, Hoya, and Kenko), Long Beach, CA, (800) 421-1141, http://www.thkphoto.com/. Binoculars and close-up lenses.
• Zeiss, http://www.zeiss.com/

Revised 24 May 2002.