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BINOS: HOW DO YOU CHOOSE?
In 1609, the Italian scientist Galileo Galilei was the first person to use a telescope, which he pointed at the moon to study its craters. But the first real “binocular telescope”, similar to today's modern devices, was only patented 245 years later in 1854 – by another Italian, Ignazio Porro
We've come a long way since then. There are hundreds of binoculars to choose from, with prices ranging from “cute birthday present” to “good grief Gertrude”. So, how do you choose?
The name of the binoculars (Zeiss, Swarovski, Leica…) might be the first thing you notice, but right next to the model name are two numbers separated by an “x”, like 10x42. The number before the x indicates the magnification capability
