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Loking at the Oberwerk website shows that to confuse us further and to increase the impossible choices , they have brought out a 90. Surely that 120 can't be long coming !
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Rusty
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Slaying the Dragon(Oberwerk 22x100)...I got the 20x80 eyecups on with a little liquid soap. Conveniently, one of the eyecups has the diopter settings molded in, which will be impossible to see at night, but will allow me to reset after letting someone else use 'em. There was a mysterious hard rubber (or something) disc, which I figured out threads onto the outside of the mounting shaft, probably to add stability (it has 1/4" thread for the mount, which seems a little tiny).
The binocs come in a decent case, but with cheap, tight-fitting, rigid foam - great for shipping, but when I removed the binocs, the squeaking sent two of the cats scurrying upstairs. I'll replace that shortly.
The Weather Gnome has struck - I was ready for the dark sky site, and a considerable band of clouds swept in late this afternoon. So now we know the Curse of the New Gear strikes binos as well as scopes. 
Anyway, initial impressions of the big guy is favorable - clean design, collimation appears right on (really not that hard to hand-hold at 8.8 lbs). I'll eventually get around to a review. Unless the 120s ianw predicts show up shortly.
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Alright! Sounds like a good day at your house, you gotta love getting presents in the mail..:) I was THIS close to ordering a pair last week, (The tripod issue is holding me back for now) Just need something or someone to push me over the edge....:) Impossible choices is right....as if we needed anymore to consider. The 90s do like very nice, hopefully well see a review soon.
If you say what I hope your gonna say about the 100s Rusty, ill have no need to consider the 90s....:)
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Rusty
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Nudge, nudge, nudge - Omigod, Tpalmer just fell into the Abyss of Big Binoc Love. Oh, well....
I have a tripod issue, too; although I have two big enough to hold them, the heads aren't really hosses enough for steady viewing...looking for another tripod with a HD head, or another head for my present tripods.
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N11GPS Fastar
TOA-130S
MK66 Std
Vintage C5
Megrez II 80mm ED Triplet APO
SolarMax 40
NJP Temma II
Sirius EQ-G
ST8XE/CFW-8(LRGBHa)/AO-7/DF-2/STV Dlx/ST237a/350D (Unmodded)/Mallincam Color Hyper Plus/DSI III Color/DSI II Pro
Two not-spoiled Golden Retrievers - Maggie and Casey
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. - Arthur C. Clarke
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Thats all thats holding me back pretty much, im using a lightweight (cheap) tripod for my 11x70s. It works, but just barely, another item on my shopping list. Im so tempted I almost ordered 100s anyway..."ill lean against the house or the car"...but pragmatism has got the best of me...
Had any dark nights with them yet???
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Rusty
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Well, I've learned the Curse of the New Glass not only follows binocs, but it doubles up - one for each tube...four crappy nights in a row, now. I expect two or three more years of overcast, as my Denks arrived today. 
Anybody seen any radio telescopes on Astromart lately?
But I did get an EQ1 head through Astromart, so that should be nice for the Oberwerks - even had a 1/4" adaptor on it. I think I'll make legs, as my 2 large tripods top out at about my eye level.
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N11GPS Fastar
TOA-130S
MK66 Std
Vintage C5
Megrez II 80mm ED Triplet APO
SolarMax 40
NJP Temma II
Sirius EQ-G
ST8XE/CFW-8(LRGBHa)/AO-7/DF-2/STV Dlx/ST237a/350D (Unmodded)/Mallincam Color Hyper Plus/DSI III Color/DSI II Pro
Two not-spoiled Golden Retrievers - Maggie and Casey
Sometimes I think we're alone in the universe, and sometimes I think we're not. In either case the idea is quite staggering. - Arthur C. Clarke
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