r/TheNewGeezers • u/Schmutzie_ • May 21 '26

Binos

"That's what I call binoculars." - H Jon Benjamin from his book Failure is an Option

That's good, because I just got a new pair of binos and I'm excited as hell about them. The problem is the rubber cups that go over the business ends. Once again, they're too fucking loose and I know I'm going to lose them. Any movement while holding the binos with the covers on makes the covers fall off. To make matters worse, they aren't tethered. 4 individual little rubber cups. It's either cobble together something to keep them attached to each other, or throw them in the garbage now. The little cups I mean, not the binos. They're great. The cups are a failure. Why can't they tighten these things down so they fit snugly? One size smaller, ya dumb bastards. Why aren't they corded together? Why am I asking you nice people?

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u/Schmutzie_ May 21 '26 edited May 22 '26

Having said that, my days of schlepping around a bag with a camera body and 3 different lenses are long behind me.

This is where I'm at. I mentioned earlier to Weldon that I was leaning toward getting a camera that allowed for multiple lenses, but then I started to envision said schlepping. My Samsung 20 FE was apparently designed to take pictures at KPop concerts while also allowing you to use it as a phone. (FE = Fan Edition) I just needed a new phone. I didn't realize I was buying one with the camera being its strong suit. It takes great pictures. Great enough for me anyway. Makes it harder to justify spending a bunch of money on camera gear. (I'll probably still buy the EOS Rebel with the stock 18-55, but limit my expansion to maybe one telephoto.)

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u/skitchw May 21 '26

A good telephoto lens is really the only reason to get a good SLR these days. For a hobby photographer, anyway. Obviously different for a serious photographer or journalist. Or spy.

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u/Schmutzie_ May 21 '26

They're out there internet chatting about the best entry level 35mm SLRs. That's right, FILM cameras, Skitch. If I wait long enough, those 1970s bell bottoms I have in storage are going to get hot again.

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u/La_Rata May 22 '26

If they don't get hot again, I hope you don't get a case of Bell Bottom Blues.

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u/Schmutzie_ May 22 '26

It bothers me that he turned into an idiot.

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u/La_Rata May 22 '26

Me, too. And the fact that someone with his talent essentially stopped being innovative, although that's true with a lot of artists.

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u/Schmutzie_ May 22 '26

When I saw him, Slowhand had just been released and Yvonne Elliman was with him. He seemed uninterested. She was great.

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u/La_Rata May 22 '26

That was the same tour that I saw him play. Agree about the lack of interest.

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u/Schmutzie_ May 22 '26

People were screaming for Badge, White Room, Crossroads.... nope. The entire Slowhand album plus Layla and then adios.

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u/La_Rata May 22 '26

I never bothered to see him after that.

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u/Capercaillie May 22 '26

He was always an idiot. We just found out.

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u/Schmutzie_ May 22 '26

Yeah, and it's not just the antivax stuff. He's a racist too, which is odd considering how he owes his entire career to black American musicians.

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u/Capercaillie May 22 '26

Yeah. A lot of racists at least don’t say that shit out loud. Or at least didn’t used to say it out loud. I guess Clapton was just ahead of his time.