(Jon Isaacs) wrote in message ...
Just wondering if anyone had experienced them or had any thoughts on
them.

My thinking:

Pretty hard to justify these over a small scope. These are something like $160
Euros which will be around $200 US. For that you can buy an ST-80 OTA or an
XT-4.5 complete.. Both these will provide nice views of a variety of targets at
a variety of magnifications. The ST-80 will also double as a spotting scope.
It will need a mount, but then so will the 30x70s and the mount for the ST-80
will be cheaper....

True, a small scope might be a better option, but then i may just
plump for the 15x70's which can be hand held for short periods and
mounted as needed, plus they have a better FOV.


In my way of thinking 30X binoculars are pretty limited, the FOV is 2 degres so
you won't be getting those big widefield bright views and you will still be
stuck at 30X.

A 2 degree FOV makes finding stuff pretty difficult without some sort of a
finder unless you are quite familiar with the sky.

I can get lost with my wide FOV binoculars, so it's something to i'll
need to consider!

I thought these 30x70 sounded interesting as a 'simple' "two eyes
refractor" but perhaps they just get too far into that middle ground
between scope and binocular.