Best birding binocular

Most avid birders I know keep a binocular handy at all times. I sure do. In my purse I always have a compact binocular or, at the very least, a monocular and, at home, a compact binocular is a permanent fixture on my coffee table. Another birding friend of mine keeps an inexpensive 8x40 hanging on a peg by his kitchen window, just to keep an eye on his backyard bird feeder. He saves his Swarovski EL for his serious birdwacthing trips. Why this habit of keeping a binocular at the ready? It's simply reflects the fact that birds have a marvelous tendency to appear at the most unexpected times and also in the most unexpected places. That explains the fact that I have added more birds to my list with compact binoculars than my full size, dedicated birding binoculars. The best birding binocular is always the one you have with you when a bird appears.

Hi,
I have a good buddy who is a Birder and has a decent pair of Eagle binoculars and loves them. He wants more.... he's not only looking at spotting scopes, but he'd like to add, first a camera - point & shoot- and eventually a small HD cam-corder.
I've seen adapters for still cameras, but not for cam corders. Is this do-able? What optics issues might one encounter - focus, flare, etc???

Thanks,
Paul W (Posted by  Paul: 8:29 PM  )