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  1. Rawr says:

    FIR-

    *gets tazed*

  2. The Moomin says:

    She gets her hair cut at MacGyvers.

  3. aaaaaaaaaaaassdd says:

    this “zoom” works. failblog fail.

  4. Server! says:

    Honey the zoom in feature works fine! put the binoculars down.

    • p-diddy says:

      Actually, many point and shoot cameras only have digital zoom, not optical zoom, so you lose resolution when you use the camera’s zoom. Her solution is an optical zoom. I say ingenuity win.

  5. fluffy says:

    What?? She’s taking a picture of the binoculars!

    • fuzz speaking Franklin-ly says:

      That comment was off the hook.

      ♫ Who’s zoomin’ who, take another look, tell me baby
      Who’s zoomin who…oh
      Who’s zoomin’ who, now the fish jumped off the hook ♪

  6. tessler says:

    That´s not a fail – it really works, fools.

  7. nick khodr says:

    i wanna grab her by her pigtails and savagely rape the shit out of her.

    • Minbad says:

      You haven’t seen a woman in a while (whale?), haven’t you?

      • Kurt says:

        I don’t know what’s worse, the idiots like nick who say shit like that, or the people like Minbad who thing that a woman being heavy automatically means she’s unnattractive. Oh wait, I know which one now, Nick’s worse. Minbad’s still a douche though.

    • John Vorster says:

      and YESSSS t-h-e-r-e i-t i-s ……
      suddenly from deep down below your keyboard that BEGS you to post this women’s friendlyness.

      Well…. and then for this topic, I sometimes use a magnifying glass to make some close-ups with my camera phone. Extra lenses work.

    • Stephen Ogley says:

      Is there no vetting of offensive posts on this forum?

      • Was unaware that this was a forum…

        …but tend to agree re: mod-lag

        • Rob says:

          Someone should post a pie chart on GraphJam:

          Comment responses on Failblog:

          1% “FIRST!” posts irrelevant to the fail.
          8% Comments criticizing the “FIRST!” irrelevant to the fail.
          50% Lewd or vulgar comments irrelevant to the fail.
          40% Comments of silly or inside humor irrelevant to the fail.
          1% Comments with information about the location, circumstances, origin, meaning of history of the fail.

  8. Unique Handmade Jewelry says:

    MacGyver gets his hair cut at hers.

  9. Herberto says:

    I’ve done that stuff too, no fail here.

  10. Troll says:

    Uhm. 9th! =3

  11. Carla Neggers says:

    ZOOM WIN!

  12. MAD DOG says:

    I don’t get it

  13. TheFunnyBlog says:

    If it works, indeed…
    She has my WIN vote :D

  14. Hesuchia says:

    Optics win.

  15. Hototogisu says:

    I like to turn the binoculars around so things look a long long way away. I feel safer that way.

  16. Kasra says:

    25th yeaaaaaaaaaaaa huge huge…very big…good…ok…:( is this all I can do?

  17. comdoxx says:

    No fail. It’s a WIN!

  18. Wrecks says:

    This isn’t fail. I’VE done this. Works great.

  19. ikrana says:

    That works! failblog fails completely!

  20. Pasties says:

    Yep, surprisingly effective. No fail.

  21. tahrey says:

    I’ll stick my vote in for “actually, WIN” as well. Looks like she’s at an air show. Optical zoom (if you have it – digital is no subsititute) on compact cameras is nice and all, but usually not enough to get the level of magnification you want for such things. So what can you do… blow hundreds of dollars on an SLR and super-telephoto lens that are real heavy and you’ll never use again, or dual-purpose the binocs you brought along?

    Though if you want it to work well, it’s better to have them held more vertically, easier to keep them on the front of the camera that way. It’s extra win if she’s actually managing to focus on and track anything with them held horizontally like that.

    Polarised or special deep-tint sunglasses also make for good cheap glare-blocking filters without having to stump up for said SLR and compatible add-ons, and reading glasses can improve your macro closeness. All of these I have regularly done (in fact, kept the lenses out of an old pair of sunglasses that got mangled because of how useful they were)… give it a go and be surprised at the results :)

    • nmgyrl says:

      I’ve used the binoculars and polarized sunglasses techniques with my camera too. Results vary, but they’re usually pretty good. And why not at least try it? Being able to experiment like this and see right away whether it worked is one of the greatest benefits of a digital camera. FAIL to the original poster who didn’t stop to think about any of this.

    • Fishwood says:

      I wouldn’t even send this to ThereIFixedIt – proper respect to the photographer for using her elbows on the bench to steady the camera and using the fence to steady the binoculars.

  22. Czernobog says:

    Should be on thereifixedit.com.

  23. jam says:

    Yes, yes, okay! It works… WIN… blah blah blah.
    Can we please get back to some completely off topic comments?

  24. Chris says:

    Right, failblog fail.

    I took a birdwatching trip once when we were on vacation. A brit was in the group who went birdwatching since childhood.
    He had a relatively cheap compact digital and a bigass telescope. Apparently, it’s called “scoping” and works quite well.

  25. James Birkett says:

    I have actually done the same thing with a cheap compact camera and a pair of binoculars to take pictures of an owl that landed on my roof. Worked quite well.

  26. Arthur Eld says:

    Testing…

    Sisyphus.

  27. goga says:

    It’s not fail unless you prove it doesn’t work. And judging by the girl’s expression it does work.

    • Kurt says:

      The expression…on the back of her head? Seriously though I’m going to try this with my cell phone cam sometime.

  28. Duroc says:

    Forced fail…

    • Brewski says:

      *Makes note in logbook*

      • I used to lurk, sometimes I'm a bitch, but I'm always a goddess ♀ says:

        Wait, Duroc posted here, and in the mountain goat fail? I thought Duroc only posted once per day! This can only mean one thing.

        One of them is an imposter!

  29. Bonjo says:

    God bless stupid people

  30. Joern says:

    FAILBLOG FAIL! This actually works!

    I don’t understand why this is a fail.

  31. deejinator says:

    I think she is the one who has been stalking me.

  32. CaptainKicker says:

    I think i see it, now!

  33. KHALDIBOY says:

    Her hair cut looks like 6 year old girls cut.
    even the way she think.. XD

  34. ChrisDaTischler says:

    It’s not actual a fail..
    That really works!
    Give it a try…!
    So you get closer to objects than your zoom…
    Also putting the photo in front of a microscope lens is working!

  35. Cdtte Col Timothy John, 2Lt of FAILton! says:

    Optical Zoom WIN!

  36. TalesOC says:

    I think this may inspire people to find new ways to capture voyeurism on film … err digital card… whatever.

  37. FailblogFail says:

    FAILBLOG FAIL!! HAHAHAHA

  38. puppychow17 says:

    Not a Fail, a lot of people have done this.

  39. ME says:

    Totally NOT a fail. I do this all the time, not only do you get good pictures, but at concerts and such you can get really cool photos as the light is deflected differently

  40. Someone Nicer than Jenny... says:

    …but, but, but, I look so cute with my new hairdoo!

  41. No Fail says:

    claiming “Failblog fail” fail to Failblog fail

  42. Ian says:

    It’s a win… and it’s called digiscoping. usually used in bird photography when one can’t afford a ten thousand dollar lens.

  43. It works! says:

    Actually, this works quite well.
    Image quality isn’t great.
    It’s definitely a win!

  44. ClariPossum says:

    Ha! That’s clever! I never would have thought to do that. WIN!

  45. Brian says:

    and maby the person who submitted this fail’d
    AT LIFE!

  46. Leafdancer says:

    This does work. I’ve got some cool picture of Paris taken through one of the binocular machines. WIN.

  47. Ben says:

    Yet another example of a stuid Cubs fan

    • bensucks says:

      yet another dumbass trying to insult cubs fans. and for you to tell this is actually wrigley field not being a cubs fan you must be from either st louis or milwaukee i’d guess. and btw dumbass, this actually works. gtfo

  48. krtul says:

    It’s called digiscoping

  49. R says:

    Yea, I have to agree with the others. This isn’t that ridiculous of a situation. It works really well actually. WIN.

  50. This situation really seems to be true.
    Most of the cameras had a clear capture photos only for a near sites.
    But,when capturing someone who is far,it is very blurred when using zoom. How could this be answered by manufacturers?

  51. birder says:

    There is actually another term for this: digibinning, referring to the use of binoculars, whereas in digiscoping you use a telescope. Providing you master the technique and use quality optics, it is definitely possible to capture superb images this way.

  52. dukethepcdr says:

    If it works, it’s really a ‘win’

  53. Rawr says:

    Wait I’ve done that…XDDD IT WORKS I TELL YA. At a Paramore concert =P Well it was No Doubt…but I only went to see Paramore. ^-^

  54. Candinimo says:

    I know it has been posted numerous times but as a photographer myself I do have to say that this isn’t a FAIL because it can work!! ;-)

  55. When done with a spotting scope it’s called “digiscoping.”

  56. willySTL says:

    FAIL FAIL

  57. Aperture says:

    I made some pictures like this at the monsterjam in Arnhem in Holland. It worked really well :P

  58. Tony Bullard says:

    ingenuity win.

    Failblog Fails again.

  59. Susan says:

    Looks like another Failblog Fail.

  60. preston jones says:

    poeple are just throwing up anything on failblog and calling it a fail when its not. and not even trying to be crative with the titles let alone the submissions. BTW thats not a fail. ive done that before with an inexspensive meade telescope and an old VHS camcorder way back in the day to get unbeliveable shots of the moon. it not only worked i could play it back and show it off on the tape. i had to keep moving the telescope and lining up the camera with the eye peice. it was a juggling act but i could actually get all kinds of insane texture detail and shadows cast from the craters and rocks.

  61. failure at failing says:

    innovation win

  62. Darth Yoda-Wan Windujinn says:

    Actually, I consider this a creativity win. I might try it sometime.

  63. carny says:

    Moar like zoom win, this works.

  64. hrise1841 says:

    This is a zoom win. It’s a known technique. Unfortunately it doesn’t work very well. I may have tried it with that exact brand of binoculars, too.

  65. Matt says:

    hey, that works you know. I’ve done it myself

  66. ZOMGie says:

    This isn’t a ‘fail’ at all. This actually works really well.

    • Acies says:

      yeah, i tried this before too and it works very well. I had a black rim around my pictures though, but it’s sorta cool =)

  67. sirhcone says:

    retard.

  68. devilwoman says:

    this fail is a fail

  69. sarah says:

    this is a WIN!
    it works! ive tried it!

  70. pho says:

    -insert blonde joke here-

  71. marshall says:

    This actually works quite well. The girl obviously knew what she was doing.
    Some companies made attachments to hold the binoculars to the lens, if you do it right it can zoom in quite far.

  72. S says:

    Definitely not a fail. I myself have done this. I could see the double knots in Bill Belichicks shoes from a hundred yards away. Big time WIN right there.

  73. ellew says:

    actually, epic win – I do this with pretty awesome results (birds, bugs, you name it)

  74. Shawn Welch says:

    Total WIN. I have done that. It really works!!!

  75. B says:

    Camera + binoculars actually works pretty well.

  76. Andriotti says:

    I did it…

  77. JuuEi says:

    IMO, that’s a win…
    Digital zoom is a fantastic fail.

  78. rbayron says:

    actually, if it works, it would be a zoom win…

  79. T.R. says:

    I’ve done that before. It was with a spotting scope though. All bird photographers try it at some point before they get a decent zoom lens.

    The picture quality is poor, but it works somewhat.

  80. Kendahl says:

    That actually works really well for a little extra zoom if you do it right.

  81. bill says:

    i hope its been pointed out that this is at wrigley field, stupid cubs fans

    • Dave says:

      Actually Bill, while that is at Wrigley, most people call it a win. You fail, maybe a reading comprehension fail.

  82. 1234 says:

    Actually, I think she’s just trying to see through the binoculars… It makes sense: If she were to just put them up against her eyes, it would be hard because they’d jostle around, so she’s bracing it on the chain link. But if she were to try to put her eyes against it with it like that, she’d look silly, have to lean way forward, and could possibly get bumped and get a black eye. So she found a solution. I applaud her. I doubt she think it’ll make the picture more zoomed in if she takes one.

  83. Jessi says:

    I did this at a concert once. I had nosebleed seats, but (except for the angle at which they were taken) the pictures looked like I was sitting really close.

  84. Jesse W. says:

    I did this at a Mariners baseball game to get a shot and it looked better than any ESPN picture!!

  85. Hector says:

    that does work.
    I’ve done that a lot of times in zoos and in concerts.
    I agree with some people who commented “failblog fail” lol
    hahaha

  86. joe says:

    ive done this with a rifle scope and it worked really well

  87. T-Dog says:

    Fail my ass! That technique works really well. It is much better than a “digital zoom” on point’n'click digital cameras. I call this a WIN!

  88. Lolz says:

    I bet the person who take this picture uses the same method.

  89. cipher_nemo says:

    Actually, this is a zoom win, lol! What better way is there to take a long distance shot on a budget? Would you rather purchase a $1k lens attachment for what would have to be a $2k camera, or would you rather use $20 binoculars and a $60 camera?

  90. Ana says:

    It’s a win xD

  91. John says:

    That works. I’ve tried it.
    …somewhat.

  92. Flibbo says:

    yeah .. uhm. fail fail.

  93. Jeff says:

    I’d say this is more of a win

  94. Tuckz says:

    Is it just me or is she actually onto something?

  95. Dr. Failington says:

    This is either a double fail– she’s looking through a fence and binoculars–

    or a double win.

  96. Jen says:

    Actually that’s not a fail – it actually works!

  97. Leo says:

    Oh, thats sooo ghetto.

  98. What’s wrong with this? It’s how I zoom my camera.

  99. Eric says:

    this is a stupid picture, i do that all the time… works fine!

  100. Tubaritone says:

    Not at all a fail, this works amazingly if your camera has a shitty lens.

  101. Adrian says:

    Agree with most people here, can create a cool effect.

  102. rynebsucks says:

    ryneb, the submitter, has failed.

  103. WJCRABTREE says:

    FAIL?

    I Say: INGENUITY WIN!!

  104. Ryan says:

    Do this all the time. Call digiscoping. Usually use a real spotting scope, but binocular work well.. The looser that put this up is just jealous!

    All the loosers knocking digi-scoping, figure this. I spent $5000 on my camera & lens. This method gets me closer and cost under $1000. Go figure.

  105. Joe Jones says:

    i dont think you guys get the fail……she’s using binoculars with a digital camera…….digital cameras ALREADY HAVE ZOOM!!!!!

  106. shironis says:

    I do this all the time when I don’t have my SLR with me. Point-and-shoot digitals have terrible lenses on them, and if you zoom even a little bit you’ll lose quality. Binoculars solve the problem.

  107. I always wanted to try something like that… hmmm maybe I’ll go try it right now :)

  108. Vanaathiel says:

    This isn’t a fail, it actually works, and you can take pictures through microscopes too, it’s really cool

  109. Mitch says:

    Uh, that’s actually a win. I do it all the time.

  110. Shaun1018 says:

    Actually this works pretty well in a pinch.
    Mislabled should be win.

  111. Cliff says:

    I don’t see a fail here. If it works then it’s not a fail.

  112. Gavin Veasey says:

    Hey, don’t knock it. I’ve gotten some good shots by doing this…

  113. matt says:

    Dude, more like camera zoom win. It’s like adding another 10x to your camera’s zoom rating.

  114. Hughfart says:

    That’s a complete zoom win, doesn’t really work with telescopes tho, only simple lenses like nocs i think, but saweeeet anyway.

  115. Your web site is beautiful. I wish you continued success.

  116. MastaBro says:

    Lol this image is a WIN not a FAIL

  117. Nat says:

    Done that with a rifle scope and it works. That is not a fail!

  118. Coyote says:

    that’s absolutely not a fail – it really works!

  119. john says:

    You can see it working on the screen of the camera.

  120. Laura says:

    IVE DONE THIS BEFORE! … and it actually works. it should be a win not a fail! :)

  121. Hmburgr says:

    This isn’t a fail…

  122. george says:

    i did this at a football game and got a real nice pic of the quarterback
    this is a win and a genius one thanks anonymous lady for the awesome idea and picture

  123. Kristen says:

    I’ve done this before. It works relatively well.

  124. Marzipan says:

    Actually, that works really well. Your picture is just a little… round.

  125. pug says:

    I’ve done this before-it creates a cool effect.

  126. imakitteh says:

    i think that’s a win!

  127. MikeG says:

    Seriously…. Theres no reason why that wouldn’t work!

  128. Chris says:

    This works. I have tried it. This is not a fail, more like a win.

  129. niglets! says:

    i do this though!!!!


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