Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 astrodon Pooh-Bah Reged: 04/07/05 Posts: 1347 Loc: Hillsboro, OR, USA 12X60's       #1094379 - 08/14/06 04:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've been thinking about a pair of 12X60 binoculars as the maximum I could hand-hold. Anyone know about the Visioneer binoculars and where to purchase them? Are the Magnacrafts on ebay similar? Thoughts on the 12X60 Oberwerk? Thanks, ~Don -------------------- Don Miller Meade 16" f4.5 in a hot water heater tube! Post Extras:       cota_scope sage Reged: 05/16/04 Posts: 356 Loc: sioux city ia Re: 12X60's [Re: astrodon]       #1094672 - 08/14/06 07:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   get the oberwerks, regards john Post Extras:       djeber2 sage Reged: 07/02/04 Posts: 493 Loc: Ohio Re: 12X60's [Re: cota_scope]       #1094903 - 08/14/06 09:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have the oberwerk 11x56, good size to hand hold. -------------------- Don 1 Dob: Hardin DSH10 4 Small scopes: Celestron ED80, Meade 114NT/500 4.5", Orion 102 Mak, Orion 100mm Astroview 2 Classic Scopes: 4.25" Edmunds reflector, Sears 60mm Discovery 4 Binoculars: 15x70 Celestron skymaster, 10x42 Celestron Regal, 8x40 Nikon Action, 10x50 Orion Binoculars Post Extras:       mplkn1 sage Reged: 08/28/05 Posts: 393 Loc: Centrally Inaccessible, PA Re: 12X60's [Re: djeber2]       #1095020 - 08/14/06 11:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Don - If the loss of 2 power won't foil your plans, you might find the physical robustness of the Oberwerk 10x60 Mariners to your liking. They are wonderful handheld, behave perfectly by day on jaunts or sails, and really shine at night! Best wishes with your choices, -------------------- Michael - "I am obliged to confess that I should sooner live in a society governed by the first two thousand names in the Boston telephone directory than in a society governed by the two thousand faculty members of Harvard University." William F. Buckley, 1963. Orion (Celestron) 8" SCT on SkyView Pro, Telrad. Garrett Optical Gemini 25x100 WP IF, Bogen 3051 tripod w/ 3063 head. Oberwerk 10x60 Mariner. Palm Planetarium. Stellarium on a Motion Computing tablet PC. Post Extras:       Phillip Creed Idiot Seeking Village Reged: 07/25/06 Posts: 1032 Loc: NE Ohio Re: 12X60's [Re: mplkn1]       #1095059 - 08/14/06 11:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Don, You might want to consider reading this article from Ed Z: http://www.cloudynights.com/item.php?item_id=1410 Clear Skies, Phil -------------------- "Why suffer from insanity when you can revel in it?" Wilderness Center Astronomy Club member since 1995 ICQ Comet Observer Code: CRE01 ***** 16" f/4.5 Truss Dobsonian (FOR SALE!!) Orion 120mm ST Refractor 23mm Axiom LX 13mm Nagler Type 6 9mm Nagler Type 6 1.75X Siebert Barlow ***** Post Extras:       astrodon Pooh-Bah Reged: 04/07/05 Posts: 1347 Loc: Hillsboro, OR, USA Re: 12X60's [Re: Phillip Creed]       #1095208 - 08/15/06 01:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for pointing me in the right direction fellas. ~Don -------------------- Don Miller Meade 16" f4.5 in a hot water heater tube! 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