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High power binoculars
What are they like and what size would you recomend for astro watching, as I
am thinking of buying one.Thinking of the 25 X 100, does anyone have one and are they worth getting. |
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High power binoculars
"Memiself" kirjoitti viestissä ... What are they like and what size would you recomend for astro watching, as I am thinking of buying one.Thinking of the 25 X 100, does anyone have one and are they worth getting. I had the chance to try out a pair of 25 X 100 binoculars. They were great, an d i ordered a pair immediately. They havenīt arrived yet though. Few bad things: they are very heavy (you absolutely need a tripod), and the field of vision is only 3-3.5 degrees ( so you only see a small part of the sky). Iīve had alot of fun with my 8 X 42 allround binos. They show a lot of stars, donīt weigh much, and the field of vision is 8.5 deg. And they didnīt cost much. |
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"Memiself" kirjoitti viestissä ... What are they like and what size would you recomend for astro watching, as I am thinking of buying one.Thinking of the 25 X 100, does anyone have one and are they worth getting. I had the chance to try out a pair of 25 X 100 binoculars. They were great, an d i ordered a pair immediately. They havenīt arrived yet though. Few bad things: they are very heavy (you absolutely need a tripod), and the field of vision is only 3-3.5 degrees ( so you only see a small part of the sky). Iīve had alot of fun with my 8 X 42 allround binos. They show a lot of stars, donīt weigh much, and the field of vision is 8.5 deg. And they didnīt cost much. |
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... What are they like and what size would you recomend for astro watching, as I am thinking of buying one.Thinking of the 25 X 100, does anyone have one and are they worth getting. Just a suggestion, implied by the first response. Try 'em out for what you want them applied to (stargazing, wildlife, etc.), and if you find them good, buy 'em. But you didn't mention make or model, and if they're not optically excellent, you may find trying a higher quality pair worthwhile, such as Nikon HG, Zeiss Victory, Leica, Steiner, Swarovsky, Fuji, etc. I gather Zeiss Victory's roof-prism 10x56 are a great compromise between relatively low weight and excellent optics, for a specific example, for around $2,200US. Personally, when one gets up to 25x, I'd consider a telescope. FWIW. Regards, Brett. |
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"Memiself" wrote in message
... What are they like and what size would you recomend for astro watching, as I am thinking of buying one.Thinking of the 25 X 100, does anyone have one and are they worth getting. Just a suggestion, implied by the first response. Try 'em out for what you want them applied to (stargazing, wildlife, etc.), and if you find them good, buy 'em. But you didn't mention make or model, and if they're not optically excellent, you may find trying a higher quality pair worthwhile, such as Nikon HG, Zeiss Victory, Leica, Steiner, Swarovsky, Fuji, etc. I gather Zeiss Victory's roof-prism 10x56 are a great compromise between relatively low weight and excellent optics, for a specific example, for around $2,200US. Personally, when one gets up to 25x, I'd consider a telescope. FWIW. Regards, Brett. |
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Thanks for the replies, much apreciated.I own a 4 1/2" saxon equatorial
reflecting telescope at the moment and was just wondering if seeing was any better with binos.And am in Australia. "Memiself" wrote in message ... What are they like and what size would you recomend for astro watching, as I am thinking of buying one.Thinking of the 25 X 100, does anyone have one and are they worth getting. |
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