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I just got a new Orion catalog in today and noticed a new lower "regular" price on the Orion 10x50 UltraView binoculars - $149.00. (They were $169). While...
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Jan 3, 2003
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... The day before I received the new catalog I bought a used pair of Ultraview 10X50s on Astromart or $110 shipped, still a good deal, but not quite as good...
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90° flat plus 180° primary makes Newt a good boy Donald Rosenfield [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Brock, Talk to Orion, if your within 30 days, they should honor the sale price. Tom...
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Jan 3, 2003
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I wanted a reasonably priced (around $200), wide field, lightweight, 8X binocular that could be used for both birding and casual stargazing. A couple members...
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Jan 4, 2003
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Jean-Yves I attempted (unsuccessfully) to access the collimnation information on <Big Binoculars). I went to their URL and searched for the information but to...
jim danehy
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Jan 5, 2003
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Gang, Don't make the mistake that I did and download the RealOne update player. Oh that is okay, I guess, but along with it came an ikon that set itself up on...
Donald Rosenfield
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Jan 5, 2003
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I had some problems with it too. but I did the custom, or supposed to be though it gave me little control, install I "think" things are under control now. John...
john kagey
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http://www.lavasoft.nu/index.html Okay, Gang, Larry Geary, the moderator of the Questar newsgroup posted how to get Lavasoft's free (for personal use)...
Donald Rosenfield
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Here's the link http://www.oberwerk.com/collimate ... on <Big Binoculars). I went to their URL and searched for the information but to no avail. Would you...
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Anyone have an idea or plans to construct a bino viewing chair that would make use of a rotating platform (operator powered)? I saw one some time ago but...
mb mangum
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Jan 5, 2003
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Murray, the best working binocular chair like you desire, is the Couch Potatoe Chair. I have used this chair and it is well made and will hold up to 80mm....
Remy Bosio jr.
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Remy, when I clicked on your link I got a "Sorry, this page cannot be found" message. Please check the URL. --Donald orry, the page you requested was not...
Donald Rosenfield
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Murray, go t a browser and put in: Sim Pitchloupe (the maker of the couch potatoe chair. You will see a couple of hits). Remy A. Bosio Jr. 1st. Vice Pres. ...
Remy Bosio jr.
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Jan 5, 2003
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It'll work if you capitalize the 'S'. Eugene...
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Try starchair.com It has an interesting design. Bob ... would make use of a rotating platform (operator powered)? I saw one some time ago but can't...
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Jan 6, 2003
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Sim Pitchloupe's Couch-taters chair looks pretty interesting. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/binocularastronomy/files/couch-tators.jpg The picture comes from...
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I recently ordered (and am waiting for) a pair of 20x80 lw burgess binoculars. Having read some positive reviews, I am anxious to get them under a cloudless,...
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Hi Tom, I have a T&T 3-arm parallelogram mount (the Mrrk II) that I use with Bill Burgess' 25x100s. The advantage of a parallelogram mount is that you can move...
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... with ... How do you like the 25x100's? I have a pair of 15x70's and I was wondering if I will see enough of a difference to justify another pair of...
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When I talked with Bill a couple of weeks back he had that oak parallelogram under testing and assured me that it would perform before he would start selling...
mb mangum
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Tom, No comparison in a photo mount to a parallelogram mount for binos. With a photo setup, can you sit in a lawn chair, with the binos floating in front of...
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Thank all for the responces. Looks like I'm going to have to start saving my ducketts for a parallelogram. Tom...
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... Tom: Universal Astronomics has the biggest selection of parallelogram mounts I know of. Larry P has mounts that can handle binos from under 5 lbs to the...
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Universal Astronomics has the biggest selection of parallelogram mounts I know of. Erik, What is their URL? Donald [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Donald Rosenfield
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build one. they are easy to make and a lot cheaper! John Kagey Examiner Of Energetic Enigma ... From: Donald Rosenfield To: binocularastronomy@yahoogroups.com ...
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I made a cheap & cheerful swivelling/reclining bino viewing chair a while back. Unfortunately no pics of it. I used the bottom half of a typist's swivel chair...
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Jim, Thanks for the reply. My chair is a fixed position chair, i.e. the back stays in the same position BUT the entire chair is on a curved glide that...
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... equipment, ... I like the 25x100s very much. I have both 15x70 (Bears) and 26x70 (Kronos). The 25x100s are great (posted observing results in a thread on...
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