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Binoculars for sport

When attending a sports event, a binoculars might be very useful. Especially when your sitting on the grandstand on some distance from the action. This could be in the top of a soccer stadium, but also on the grandstand during horse racing. With a binoculars you will be able to observe these events with more details. When using a binocular for sporting events, both the field-of-view and the magnification are important features to keep in mind. Due to the fact that you will have to keep your arms raised for a longer time during sporting events, the weight of the binoculars is also something to keep in account.

Magnification

Normally, binoculars with a magnification of 8 times would suffice for sport events. When bringing a binoculars to an event it would be wise to take one which does have a really big size, because sometimes it is forbidden to take big binoculars with you. That's why it is recommended to pick a binoculars with an objective size of 25 or 32mm. If you would need to follow the sport event from a great distance, you could choose a binoculars with a magnification of 10 times, but is most cases these binoculars will be much larger and heavier than their 8 times equivalant. Below you will some example of binoculars which are suitable for sports events. If you click on the image of the binoculars, you will be taken to the product directly for more information.

Vortex Raptor 8,5x32 Verrekijker Low class binoculars for sporting events.	Kowa Verrekijker SV25 8x25 Middle class binoculars for sporting events.	Kowa Verrekijker BD25 8x25 High class binoculars for sporting events.