Still having fun with my birthday money (Nikon P5000 plus digiscoping stuff so far), and I have a few quid left to buy other bits and pieces.
I already have the Swift HHS Audubon 8.5x44 bins which are truly fantastic (to me anyway), but if I go out with them and the Nikon D70 slung around my neck it can be a pain (literally).
So, what small bins are recommended for a UK purchaser, around £50 max. Lightweight, 8x21 ish sort of thing...
Olympus and Nikon have caught my eye so far, anything else ?
Have you considered a harness for the camera rather than a neck strap.
I had a similar problem with Canon 300d and bigma lens until I bought a harness,£12.50 from the London Wetland Centre.
I can now carry the bigger binoculars and camera all day without getting a stiff neck.
Take a look at the Opticron 8x25 at £39. Amazingly good for the money.
Can't remember what they call the model, but it's made of greeny-black rubbery plastic, and feels super. A good point about them is that they only have one central pivot, not two. So they look like small 'normal' roof prism bins. Handling is great, armouring solid, and image excelent for small bins. In fact, for £39 they're damned near amazing.
cheers Paul g4xta