Question on binoculars

My wife is a biology teacher and this year will be taking part in various field trips including to Handa Island in Scotland (for bird watching) and to the Malaysian rain-forest. She's expressed an interest in getting a decent pair of binoculars so this would seem a good time to get them. I have a little set of 8x22 Canon's that I use when hill-walking etc, however I think something larger is required, however as she will be hiking on these trips it can't be something to large so the likes of 10x50 is out.

After looking around I think the Pentax 8x28 DCF MP could be a good option, especially as they're water and fogproof (ideal for the rain-forest) without being too expensive (£123 from Amazon).

Does anyone here have advice that they could offer - either on those particular binoculars or on others which might suit?

Regards
Steve

Steve, that certainly looks like a good price (Pentax list them at £199.99) and being weatherproof, they should last for many years.
The Pentax range is pretty extensive:
http://www.pentax.co.uk/binoculars/search.php?cat_id_99=1&action=search

Personally, I don't find binoculars to be very comfortable to use and I certainly wouldn't want to lug a large heavy pair around for any length of time. I imagine too that it'll be pretty tough trekking through the rain-forest and so my advice would be for your wife to try a few different models before making a final decision.
Optically, of course, Pentax will be excellent but just how many models you'll be able to find in local stores for your wife to try and get a 'feel' for remains to be seen.

Given the requirements and the price, I think I might be quite tempted to go for that model too!

I saw some Bushnell brand binoculars with 2.1 mp camera, for a couplehundred bucks, recently...Doesn't pentax have a similar model with camera?