I'm also in Summit County. The place to go is Time & Optics down in Millersburg. It's a bit of a drive, but definitely worth it. You can try out several different pairs and see which ones you like the most. It helps to go on a cloudy/overcast day, so you can see which binoculars let through the most light in low light conditions. After trying out several different pairs, I ended up going with Styrka S7 8x42, which I hadn't even considered. They're about the same price you mentioned. Brian Tinker On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 12:10 PM, Lisa Lazar <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hello - > > > Where should I go to purchase a good set of binoculars in Northeast Ohio? > (I am in Akron, but am willing to go to Cleveland, Canton, etc.). And what > do you recommend? I have been birding for 15+ years. > > > I think my Equinox pair were about $600 when I bought them 12-13 years ago > (they are 800x600?). Pardon my ignorance, I don't have them in front of me. > > > While I would prefer them to be light, I think I would like them as > water/sand proof as possible since they go to the beach, whale watching, > etc. > > > Thank you so much for any recommendations you may have, and my apologies > if this is not the appropriate place to ask. > > > Lisa Lazar > > Akron > > > > ________________________________ > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. > Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/ > membership.php. > Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. > > > You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: > listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS > Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask] > ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Please consider joining our Society, at www.ohiobirds.org/site/membership.php. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: listserv.miamioh.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]