An excellent post Darrell! I am also finding myself grabbing the 15x70's quite often these days. I like to start with the 7x50's to scan and then bounce up...
I was wondering if anyone had info: on the above bino, Japan made,one piece American style body, with the oval gold sticker on it, looks a high quality glass,...
I forgot to mention that its a 8x40 poro prism, I also noticed that though the prisms were held in place with what looked like clear apoxy they also had metal...
Hello A friend of mine has a Meade travelview binoculars. The images from both the tubes do not coincide. He says from the beginning it is like this. Can...
If its a porro prism design there may be adjustmetn screws... they would be hiding under the covering. THe MEade manual describes nothing for adjustment, which...
Hi all, I am considering some binos, a Zeiss 10x25 classic compact and a 15x50 Canon Image Stabilized. I have looked through the Zeiss and can say that I like...
I have 11x80s and they are not hand held.. just barely.... The 80's are great for light but if you want wide angle to see more than what a small telescope does...
While the subject of items for sale of interest- I have a pair of William Optics 22x70 APO binoculars for sale on Cloudy Nights "Shop & Swap" for $575.00-...
Hi Bob: Pop over to my web site and read the article "Rating Binoculars." I think you'll find the information there helpful. You may also be interested in my...
I haven't checked the group for a few days and when I did a little while ago I found I had to delete some "off topic" messages including the thread about what...
... ************************* Sorry, Mary. I gotta disagree. There is something better: There is nothing better than looking at heavenly bodies with a heavenly...
Hey, this forums getting pretty racy........... ... From: Donald A. Rosenfield To: binocularastronomy@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 08, 2009 2:37 PM ...
... You don't mention stargazing, so field of view might be more important than aperture. For sports, I like a 8° actual field of view, which limits...
-Regarding image stabilisation, I owned a pair of the 10x30,s for a while and always thought that the system added weight to the bino hense the need for...
I think the problem I had with mine Pete was the fact they were only 30mm, if? I ever get another pair it will be a bit bigger. I have a Nikon Monarch 8x36 for...
... As someone who both owns the Canon 10X30's and other IS systems, is a serious daylight user and an advanced observer of the night sky, the Canon IS 10X30's...
I have a pair of Kronus 20x80's that are not used often as they dew up too quickly. A shame since it is mounted on a Unimount Light mount. I need to get this...
Hi Mike You can make your own by connecting a bunch of resistors together and then wrap it with electrical tape. I did this a while back and it works great...
I came up with a very simple solution to keep my 15x70s dew free, even in the horrible Mid-Atlantic summers: Get two of those chemical hand warmers, and use...
I just received the 15X70 Giantview form Orion this afternoon and they appear to be in great condition. Weather permiting, I'm eager to try them out tonight....
I never ran into really serious dew problems with most scopes because the common dew shields that most scopes come with protected the objectives. When I once...
Hassaan called members of LAST to his Raiwind Road home on Friday June 26th for a star watching event. Omer, Umair, Irfan, Behzad, Azhar, and myself gladly...
Time to get to work. I need a chair for observing, as I am standing challenged. I have an old barber chair, probably from the 20's. If I figure out how to...
... Hi Thom, Sounds like you've got your work cut out for you! At 400 pounds it will probably be a very steady, solid perch, but will more than likely have to...
Thom---no need to use your old barber chair, too unwieldy and heavy, etc. Get one of these and mount it on a revolving round table like a dobsonian mounted...
... I'm thinking about mounting the chair on a rubber tired lowboy, I would pull it out to my starfield with the old trusty Quad. Tires and axles would swivel...
... Hey! Sounds like a plan... a very comfortable one at that. Now all you have to do is figure out how to suspend the binos over the chair. If you have...
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