I can see how their style would have made them a good futuristic looking prop.
I believe that they normally say that 10x is the most one should attempt to handhold (without it becoming annoying trying to keep it steady). I was pleased (and surprised) to see that these have a tripod socket on the underside. They are a great size to have in the car console or glove box, also. On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 12:57 PM, P.J. Alling <webstertwenty...@gmail.com> wrote: > I bought a pair of the 16x24 back when they were expensive. In a relate > note, StarGate SG1 used a prop made out of the a PENTAX binocular Shell, > which was used a few episodes. They do look pretty cool as well as being > very good binoculars. The only issue is holding 16x24 steady. > > On 11/17/2015 1:43 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> http://goo.gl/Teq6NE >> >> A while back I found a neat set of Pentax UCF Mini 8x21 binoculars >> (Made in Japan) and they are really nice. Incredibly lightweight, yet >> good image quality (though with small objectives, not made for low >> light). I liked them so well that when I tripped across a (New in the >> box) set of Pentax 8x24 UCF WR binoculars (7.5 degree field of view) I >> decided to upgrade and gift my original pair to my sister, the birder. >> >> >From what I've read, the latest "Made in China" Pentax binoculars are >> not regarded as well as the earlier Made in Japan stuff. That makes >> this one of those rare times that you can get something for less today >> that is actually worth more. The prices on the box showed that they >> were originally $129, marked down to $69 and I got them on that >> infernal auction site for $46, shipped. >> >> Before I saw these, I didn't realize that WR was a thing for Pentax >> for products other than cameras and lenses. >> > > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
