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rydberg
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Reged: 02/25/04
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Hello:
This company (Astrotelescopes) is selling 100mm 45deg bino with two eyepieces (20x and 40X). The price seems too good to be true (and it probably is), but I have checked on the refractor forum and there are some claims that the refractors are ok. Does anyone have any experience with them?
Here's the url
45 deg bino
scroll to the bottom of the page.
Marco
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Mark9473
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Hi Marco,
these have been known as the "Miyauchi clones" and have been on the market for a couple of years from various vendors.
Go to the thread at the top of this forum linking to binocular mini-reviews. You'll find a few entries there (Burgess etc.).
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Mark
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hallelujah
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Quote:
This company (Astrotelescopes) is selling 100mm 45deg bino with two eyepieces (20x and 40X). The price seems too good to be true
Marco
Well, it's even cheaper that the Barska!
http://www.amazon.com/Barska-Blueline-Waterproof-Binocular-Premium/dp/B000BYDENU
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Orion 15x70mm Little Giant II FMC/JAPAN
Orion 16x80mm Giant FMC/JAPAN
Orion 20x70mm Little Giant II FMC/JAPAN
Orion 30x80mm MEGAView FMC/JAPAN
Barska 30x80mm X-Trail LW FC
Burgess Optical Series II 20x90mm FMC/WP/FP
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Double Vision
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Loc: D/FW Texas
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They look good on paper, don't they? Find out if Astrotelescopes has a good Return policy, and try 'em out. I'd be interested to see your opinions of them.
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ronruiz44
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Reged: 08/29/07
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I've had my APMs (same binocs)a little over a year! no problems - great binocs! You obviously need a good (stout) tripod and head for these babies! 
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Ron
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rydberg
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Loc: Richmond, KY, USA
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Hello:
Unfortunately I cannot budget $1200.00 
I have to say, however, that my first message in this thread was spurred by the fact that, when I first found the web page, the price was listed as $895...
It has since changed to the current $1199.
Oh, well
Marco
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Oberwerk 11x56
pentax PCF WP II 20x60
Garrett Optical 20x80 IF Gemini
8" LX90 f/10
Vixen ed80sf, Orion 80mm f/11 guidescope
Lxd55, Atlas eq-g
Celestron NexImage
Orion Deep Space Starshoot as a imager
Meade DSI pro as a guider.
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cruxhsu
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Reged: 09/04/06
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A new "clone" which can use standard 1.25" eyepiece has been released in China for a while.
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ronruiz44
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Loc: West Texas
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Quote:
Hello:
Unfortunately I cannot budget $1200.00
I have to say, however, that my first message in this thread was spurred by the fact that, when I first found the web page, the price was listed as $895...
It has since changed to the current $1199.
Oh, well
Marco
I gave $700 for my APMs on that other site! You see used sets for sale occasionally in the $700 to $750 range! APM had new ones for sale on their site for $895 recently! Keep looking! 
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Ron
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