If you took all the
zoom binoculars ever made and stretched them in a ring around the earth, you would have a 25,000 mile ring of litter. If you wanted to win the war on terror, give our enemies zoom binoculars. It would cost much less and save a lot of American lives. Okay, why don't I say what I really feel about zoom binoculars? I could give you at least ten reasons not to buy a zoom binocular, but people would still buy them, because there are still so many people out there who don't know binocular basics in terms of optics and construction and what all the numbers really mean in terms of actual use. If you really want to know what makes a binocular tick or, in the case of a zoom binocular, usually not tick, read my article on the basics,
How to Understand Binoculars. This article explains all the basics in easy to understand terms and it also explains why a
fixed power binocular is ALWAYS a better choice in terms of optics, construction and use in the field.