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• Image Stabilized Binoc's
  • Have you tried sending them to Canon?
    • I'm still waiting to hear back from them...
      • Rubber products can deteriorate for a variety of reasons
        • No Ozone, no cleaners...
      • Defender has the Fujinon Techno-Stabi Jr on boat show sale now
        • Fujinon
        • Phew! Sale is over.
    • Udate...Canon wants them back...however...
  • Why are image stabilised binocs so expensive?
    • Because they can...
    • Completely different technology.
      • I use to use a lens accessory called a 'Dinalens'
      • I think our VR Nikon lenses actually do it with a optical stabilization -- not software, Hagar?
      • I think it's similar technology to the Nikon VR (and probably Canon too).
        • Nikon is a Fujinon
          • That's right about their binocs; but, I was observing with respect to Nikon VR camera lenses
  • I would replace them with a Steiner model
    • Steiner is good but not a replacement for IS
      • I suppose you're right. If I could have
        • Yup! No limit to what you can spend on boat toys
  • Still waiting for one with a compass