Marine Binoculars Guide

Learn about binocular features and an optics expert's favorite bino options at low, middle and high price points.

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Todd Vorenkamp
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Fujinon 14x40 Techno-Stabi. Photo courtesy of Fujifilm.
Fujinon 14x40 Techno-Stabi. Photo courtesy of Fujifilm.

Regardless of your vessel type or size, having access to a clear, magnified view of your surroundings is one key to safe boating. The best way to achieve this magnified view is with a good pair of marine binoculars. As you know, slapping the moniker “marine” on anything makes it more expensive, but, in this case, the “marine binocular” is a specific kind of optic—not just an expensive name change for terrestrial binoculars.

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Todd Vorenkamp
Todd Vorenkamp
http://www.trvphoto.com
Todd Vorenkamp is a proposal writer and editor for Valiant Integrated Systems. He is a former Senior Creative Content Writer for the B&H Photo blog, Explora, where he wrote educational articles about photography and optics as well as product reviews, Op-ed pieces, and feature articles. Since 2017, Todd has worked as an Adjunct Instructor of Photography at Dakota College in Bottineau, North Dakota teaching the full curriculum of photography classes. He engages in freelance work as a photography workshop instructor, professional photographer specializing in commercial architectural assignments and environmental portraiture, writer for aviation and maritime magazines, and has worked as a sailing instructor for both adults and children. Todd has a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Photography from the Academy of Art University and his photographs have appeared in books and magazines. Todd is also a graduate of the US Merchant Marine Academy and is a former naval aviator who has served as an aircraft commander in the Boeing H-46, Sikorsky H-3 and H-60, and Eurocopter H-65 helicopters. He has raced sailboats and sailed across the globe on commercial containerships as a licensed merchant marine officer—holding a 3rd mate unlimited tonnage ocean license. Todd is the author of “A Is for Aperture: The ABC’s of Photography.” He is the former editor-in-chief of Rotor Review, the Naval Helicopter Association’s quarterly publication and "Hear This," the USMMA midshipman newspaper. His writing was featured in the anthology “Operation Homecoming: Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Home Front in the Words of U.S. Troops and Their Families,” published by Random House and the National Endowment for the Arts. Todd has written over 100 print-published articles and hundreds more for online publications.
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2 COMMENTS

  1. Wish I had this thorough review when I was shopping for replacement binoculars all those years ago. As it happened, I bought Steiner Navigators as sailing buddies highly recommended them. I haven’t looked back. A very nicely written review. Thank you!