Sightseeing with bushnell marine 7x50 binoculars - Bushnell Marine 7x50mm Porro Prism Binoculars

I bought these just before vacation because I knew I'd be hiking up mountains with views of the ocean and going on at least one sightseeing boat trip on Mount Desert Island, Maine.

Using the binoculars allowed greatly improved vision of three things in particular;
1. The view of all downhill terrain, seashore, and islands from mountaintops. Details were greatly enhanced and features could be clearly identified.
2. Animals like puffins, eagles, and seals, and objects like lighthouses and surrounding buildings were not just vague objects distant across the water from the boat, but could be seen in much greater detail.
3. I never thought of myself as a birdwatcher but it was fascinating to watch seagulls fly to the ocean again and again, grab crabs and toss and swallow the small ones on the water and bring the larger ones back to shore to peck through the shells to get the meat. I could see the pupils of the seagulls' eyes and details of the crabs. It gave me a new appreciation of how lucky humans generally are not to be lower in the food chain.

Buying the binoculars definitely improved what I was able to see on the vacation.

They are big and a bit heavy, which isn't an issue for me, though others found that less than optimal.

I'm now looking for another pair of smaller and lighter binoculars for other family members.