"Bill Dean" wrote in message
...
Hi Roger,

I'm glad to hear your friend is pleased with the performance of the
custom Binomax. Last I heard it was cloudy and he hadn't had an
opportunity to use the setup.

I had the pleasure of speaking with him and his daughter at the last
Hands On The Sun conference and hope they will attend again this year.
Please pass along my best.

Regards,
Bill Dean
I don't think it is the same guy.
These were modified by him, taking components from two of your filter
systems (he dismantled the blocking filters and built them inside the
binoculars himself. :-)
He got them owrking at the tail of last year, and though the Sun has been a
'rare visitor', has managed to show them on a couple of occasions.

Best Wishes

On Sat, 6 Mar 2004 09:53:05 -0000, "Roger Hamlett"
wrote:


"Francis Marion" wrote in message
news:Rsc2c.55277$PR3.1043844@attbi_s03...
Being brand new to this group I hope I'm not beating a dead horse by
asking
what the general consensus is as far as the Canon Image Stabilized
binoculars is.

If there is an FAQ that would answer this, could someone point me in
the
right direction for that?

I know they are expensive, besides that, what is the image quality
like?
Good for binocular astronomy?
It depends what you want.
They are extremely good binoculars, and as a 'grab and go' instrument to
look at certain types of object are superb. The IS system works pretty
well.
However you still have to remember you have a fair 'weight' of binocular,
and after a while this becomes very tiring. At this point, you then think
'I
need a tripod', and realise that if you are going to use a tripod anyway,
there wasn't really much point in paying for the IS system.
For the same money, you could buy a tripod, and a larger pair of
binoculars,
that are optically as good. However as a tool for taking camping for
example, there is probably nothing more effective for the total
size/weight.
A friend has a pair, that have been modified with Ha solar filters, and
these are a fabulous tool.

Best Wishes