Got the Sig 12x42 ZULU6 Stabilizing binos-- like 'em!

[Okanagan]

My thyroid tremor has cut down on how useful binoculars are to actually see detail.  These image stabilizing binos have restored my ability to use binoculars.  WOW do they make a difference.  They remove image movement as if the binoculars were set on a tripod.

These have two modes or levels of stabilization:  Scan mode and Target mode.  I can easily hand hold them in scan mode and see phenomenal detail that I can't see through binoculars otherwise due to hand tremor and image movement.  Target mode does not up the magnification but ups the image control, almost overcorrecting any hand tremor or other movement of the binos.  I will use scan mode most of the time and maybe Target Mode when examining small detail with binos on a steady rest.

GREAT new toy!  Like discovering binoculars for the first time.

They are powered by one AA battery, that came in the box. Easy to set up and use.   I got them from Doug at NYCameraland, no tax nor shipping, so cost less in total than a slightly cheaper place. 

[Hawks Feather]

They look really nice and I will keep them in mind for the future. I have used B&H Photo for many of my pieces of camera equipment and they carry them.

[FinsnFur]

I never would have thought of that. Would have never imagined that stabilizing ability would have been enough for something like that. Thats pretty cool.
What made you decide to try this?

[nastygunz]

"My thyroid tremor has cut down on how useful binoculars are to actually see detail. "


 

[Okanagan]

I never would have thought of that. Would have never imagined that stabilizing ability would have been enough for something like that. Thats pretty cool.
What made you decide to try this?

I looked through a pair of stabilized binoculars in a Cabela's and was hooked.  ZOWIE the view was so clear and steady that it was amazing.  The ones I tried were Sig ZULU 6 in 16 power.  I can't hold 8 power really steady anymore, and the 16 powers were so steady it blew my mind.  I chose 12 power as probably more practical in my usual hunting, mostly close range in timber.

It's been just over three weeks since the first time I looked through a pair- so you can tell that they impressed me big time.They really are a game changer. The 16 power were tempting. 

My fish cop grandson told me that the wardens use stabilized binoculars on the water to see boat registration numbers on the bow of small boats.  The Cabela's optics man told me that they sell a lot of the 16 power to electric power linemen.  The linemen use them to read transformer numbers from the ground.

My brother-in-law has had a pair of heavy 14 power (Fujicoms ?) for several years and he uses them to see exactly what lure or bait fishermen in other boats are using. FWIW he is a superb walleye fisherman.

I'm still in the new toy phase!

[Okanagan]

They look really nice and I will keep them in mind for the future. I have used B&H Photo for many of my pieces of camera equipment and they carry them.

I bought quite a bit of camera stuff from B&H years ago and they were good.