Howdy I'm looking for a pair of binocs for those nights when I don't want to set up my 8" SCT. I think I have it narrowed down to 70 or 80mm aperature, and 15...
Looking for a modest foray into larger binos. I have a Nikon Action 10x50 for genral use. I think I will sell it and go for 8x42s for general use, birding,...
The remaining capacity in the Photo Album was getting a little tight so we have to increase capacity. The painless way to do this is for either the individual...
... 20> power. Wide angle aparent field of view is important. ... basic> bottom line: not bad, but not that good for the price - that there are ... Richard, ...
Barry - I tried to go through my photo album like you said, but I could not find a link for "view full size" or "delete full size"....did I miss it, or is it...
... If they work, don't fix 'em... You say the S&S's ain't bad. Go for it. I have two pair of Binolux 7x50's. One needed a bit of tweaking, one was darn near...
Big binos, big files... No, seriously, Barry, i am sorry for those big files, it was done in my enthousiasm... since then, the bino's are improved, and a final...
I recently bought a pair of Orion 25x100, they were sent back due to a double vision effect at the edge of the FOV. I got em back, "repaired", while they were...
... in ... Tim, The file size is fine. However any poster should then just go back and open the "full size file" and then delete the "full size file" as it is...
Last night I was surfing the Hands on Optics website. While checking out the prices of the new Celestron Ultima DX binos, I noticed an intresting thing. The...
... I have a pair of 15x70 Oberwerks and like them quite a bit. AFOV is about 66 degrees for an actual 4.4 degree field of view. Kevin at Bigbinoculars.com...
... After coming across the Obie 15x70's being favorably mentioned in numerous reviews and discussion groups, I had come to many of the same conclusions that...
I've found an interesting little tool for resizing images for web purposes without losing any resolution. It creates a resized copy (you don't lose the...
... So I'm fussy, eh!! :-) Just a comment on the handheld/mounted aspects of the Obies. A big difference is how you observe and what you want to see. I have...
... Prof EdZ Also reported "Barrel Overlap" in his CloudyNights binouclar mini review (2-18-05)of the Oberwerk 25X100 IF binos. He described them this way: ...
... I use a bar stool and a beer in one hand. So you know I'm observing with a tripod. After a couple I'm generally not fussy about anything either. :-}...
... Funny. I was on vacation this week and passed through Bishop, Calif. In a little market, that caters to campers and fishermen, i spotted a glow-in-the-dark...
i spotted a glow-in-the-dark can holder! I bought one for $1.99. Now i'll never lose my beer while out observing. ;-) -Florian At least it wasn't the hat with...
I have a pair of Orion BT-80s (vixen) and would like to improve the way they attach to the fork mount swing braket. Is there a dovetail and saddle plate made...
Hello JD, have a look at Manfrotto web site at http://www.manfrotto.com/Jahia/cache/offonce/lang/it/pid/3264? livid=liv242 There is a very good dovetail, there...
... Action ... or a ... SV ... I like your strategy! I have tried and sold a range of sizes (including 10x50) and settled on 8x42 for wide field starhop...
... spells ... For a nice set of binoculars for astronomy, may I suggest Apogee's Astro-Vue 12x60's with built-in nebula filters? http://www.apogeeinc.com/...
... Da-Da-Dang; we just missed each other. I passed through Bishop twice last week on my way to and from the White Mountains to do some observing at altitude...
... Hi Hugh, I went to the White Mtns last summer but ended up being clouded out. >From there i went to Death Valley and the rain poured. I might try the...
Greetings everyone. I just bought a pair of Oberwerk 11x56 for astronomy, and they show a bit of false color. I had a chance to take them out last night first...
... Yes, false color especially seen on the limb of the Moon and associated with brighter stars and the brighter planets is to be expected in the typicial pair...
... I see a bit of "false color" in my 15x70 Oberwerks, and it is also visible in my Celestron Nova 10x50's (which were an expensive binocular in their time)....
I will be out of town for about 5 days on vacation and without computer access so I have changed some settings so that all members, including new, can post...
Hi there Jerome! ... thanks for your post, since I've only had one other pair of binoculars that I have used I have somewhat limited experienced and therefore...
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