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Mike Conley
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Reged: 09/23/07
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Loc: NW Ohio
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Just wondering if I could get some input from anyone that has had the oportunity to view through these type of binoculars. I know JMI has some models and some folks build them .
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GlennLeDrew
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Reged: 06/18/08
Posts: 256
Loc: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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More than a decade ago I peeped through a 12.5" reverse bino (twin Dobsonians) built by a friend in his home workshop. The view was correctly oriented, i.e., not mirror-reversed. In a word... Wow! The aperture really does make a difference, even on bright stuff such as the Moon.
A minor inconvenience... pointing the thing, where you had to shuttle around to the back and aim. Of course, this could be rectified by an over-the-shoulder low power finder (I devised an initial design for one.)
The big disadvantage... lugging the monstrosity around!
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Home-made 11X50 right angle bino, 8.1 deg. FOV
Modified 26X100 bino, 3.5 deg. FOV
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refractory
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Reged: 02/05/05
Posts: 995
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Wheels/tracks, electric motor, and a little AI. Let it lug itself around.
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