mttafire
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 02/02/06
Posts: 1114
Loc: midwest
|
|
I tried a 10-36x60 bino the other day...well, the zoom was horrible not sure of the brand i belive it was a no name bino..but non the less it wasnt good. I own the 15x70 skymasters and im very very happy with them. im considering moving up to a 20x80, probably the oberwerks. they are in my price range. I was glad to try a zoom bino for free, they are temping with thier "high" power but not good viewing at all. Shawn
--------------------
God Bless America
Binocular astronomy
for me ONLY.
8x45 Garretts
15x70 Skymasters
2 eyes!
|
BillC
on a new path
Reged: 06/04/04
Posts: 4391
Loc: Lake Stevens, WA, USA
|
|
>>> wow, zoom binos really are bad...<<<
Hi Shawn:
You would be surprised at the good advice given on CN that is not considered good advice until someone experiences it for themselves. That is why each winter, all across America, dozens of little boys get their tongues stuck to flagpoles, telephone poles, car fenders and the like; they just have to experience it themselves--counsel from adults not being good enough.
But, that trend as gone on for thousands of years, and I see no signs of it changing. More than ten years ago, I created a flier on the lunacy of zoom binoculars--it is posted somewhere on CN--and have written several posts on the subject. Yet, for most, the efforts have been useless.
Have a great weekend, and be thankful you didn't buy it.
Bill
P.S. Also, as they say: "hindsight is 20 / 20." So, beware of learning about binos. 'Cause if you do, you will say things about ZOOM binos, as I have about ZOOM binos and CHEAP binos, that will cause some people to look at your comments as nothing more than you being some arrogant elitist. Been there; done that; got the t-shirt. 
--------------------
William J. Cook, Chief Opticalman, USNR-Ret.
Ophthalmic Tech, Naval Station, Everett, WA
Optical Mechanic, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Founder, Amateur Telescope Making Journal
21-year Mgr., Optics Dept., Captain's Nautical Supplies
Optics Mechanic, Ft. Lewis, WA.
Contributing Editor for Numerous Magazines
It's better to be a "has been" than a "never was." But only barely; the pay is about the same!
|
Rich N
Post Laureate
Reged: 09/22/04
Posts: 5618
Loc: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif...
|
|
Those Duovid zooms are nice.
Well.. they're kind of zooms. Sort of.. Maybe? 
Rich
|
Joad
Wordsmith
Reged: 03/22/05
Posts: 18002
|
|
Aside from being Leicas--which is already saying a great deal--the Duovids are really variable power binos: designed to work at two precise powers, as I understand them. Click stop variable power bonoculars work much better than zooms. In my signature line I list my 7-12X40 Daylites that I received 40 years ago as a present. They are click stop variable power, not zoom, binoculars. Many years ago the click stop on one of the oculars at 9X stopped working, so 9X is no longer any good, but at each other power the binocular works just fine. It's the smooth zoom feature that wreaks havoc on binos.
|
pcad
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 01/17/05
Posts: 2447
Loc: Connecticut
|
|
Shawn,
I have to agree with you about zoom binos. Even my cat doesn't like them.
Peter
--------------------
Peter
Telescopes 25 - 318 mm
Binoculars 12 - 100 mm
Microscope 50x - 1000x
|
Sarah88
sage
Reged: 11/18/05
Posts: 354
|
|
I keep a 10-30x60, purely to remind me NEVER to buy another Zoom binocular - It's horrendous!
--------------------
ED100, OD250L
15x70, 10x50, 7x50
54.7N 2.7W
|
Joe Ogiba
Postmaster
Reged: 02/14/02
Posts: 5446
Loc: NJ USA
|
|
Even if they had great optics like the $2,395 Leica 10 + 15 x 50 Duovid I hate the narrow 52 deg or less AFOV .
--------------------
Pentax PF-80ED,Meade 102ED APO,Orion EON 72,120ST
Apex 127,C6 XLT,CR150,C9.25,XT10 ,Celestron Regal 100 F-ED, CT152
Zeiss 7x42 FL,Canon 10x42L IS WP,15x50 IS
12x36 IS II , Pentax 8x32 ED
Garrett Optical 28x110 HD-WP Signature Series
Oberwerk BT-80 45, Apogee RA-88-SA
Denk II Power x Switch binoviewer w/13mm Ethos, 20mm Pentax XW's, 20mm Widescan III's.
21mm Ethos,17mm Ethos, 22mm Nagler, 40mm Pentax XW, 14mm Pentax XL, 5.2mm Pentax XL, 8-24mm Pentax XL Zoom, 31mm Axiom LX
Member #17
|
ChrisR
professor emeritus
Reged: 02/11/05
Posts: 518
Loc: Washington
|
|
Quote, "You would be surprised at the good advice given on CN that is not considered good advice until someone experiences it for themselves. That is why each winter, all across America, dozens of little boys get their tongues stuck to flagpoles, telephone poles, car fenders and the like; they just have to experience it themselves--counsel from adults not being good enough."
A wise man once said, "experience is something you get, after you need it."
Peace,
Chris
--------------------
Journeyman Optical Technician
Amateur Astronomer.
All around good guy
Orion, StarMax 127
Canon, 12x36 IS
Minolta, 8x25 WR
Halco, 7x50
Nippon Kogaku, Micron 7x35
|
Hillbilly_Gazer
Court Jester
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 1876
|
|
Quote:
That is why each winter, all across America, dozens of little boys get their tongues stuck to flagpoles, telephone poles, car fenders and the like; they just have to experience it themselves--counsel from adults not being good enough.
'ey 'eave 'e out uh 'is, 'ill ya? 
--------------------
Orion XT-8
Orion Scenix 10x50 WA Binoculars
And not a whole lot else!
|
|
Previous
Index
Next
Threaded
Edit
Reply
Quote
[Re: 