NDfarmer
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Rich: That is quite a collection, you should line them all up and take a picture. They say its a good way of keeping track for your homeowners insurance. But with the value of all of those you may need to list them to insure them if you are wanting full coverage. Which are your favorites and what get the most use?
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Rich N
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I try not to think about the dollar amount. :-)
I've been buying them over a number of years.
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Rich N
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Thank you! It would be good to make a current photo.
The Zeiss 10x42 FL I use the most, for both astronomy and birding. I love the Canon 15x50 IS. The Kowa is outstanding but I need to come up with a different mount.
Rich
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neutrino
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Reged: 09/28/07
Posts: 144
Loc: lalaland
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I consider my collection complete since I got a good pair of binoviewers for high mag.
Canon 10x42L
Zeiss 15x60 GAT
Takahashi Astronomers 22x60
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Alex
binoculars
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desertrefugee
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Reged: 08/06/07
Posts: 1212
Loc: Arizona
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Just a sampling - these are classic Japanese. There are others.
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"Illimitable ocean, without bound, Without dimension, where length, breadth, and height, And time, and place are lost." - Milton
-Darrell
Reflectors - 76 to 305mm (f4.7 to f9.2)
Refractors - 50 to 120mm (f5 to f16.7)
Binoculars - 6x15 to 22x100
N. Phoenix, AZ
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Wade J
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Reged: 05/27/07
Posts: 244
Loc: south dakota
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Hiking and wildlife viewing (where space and weight is a premium) Bushnell Legend 8x26
Sports and short hikes Nikon 7x35 Action Extreme
Wildlife and handheld astronomy Bushnell Legend 8x42 Porro
Wildlife,Handheld astronomy and use with Monopod Leopold Mesa 10x50
Astronomy with Tripod or wildlife with monopod Garrett 15x70 Lightweight
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Wade A Johnson
Stellarvue 80mm ED with M1 mount
Stellarvue 102mm Apo with M6 mount
Orion 8 inch dob
Orion 102mm Starmax on Eq2 mount
8x42 10x50 15x70 binocs with Manfrotto 055XDB tripod/128rc head
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hallelujah
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Just a sampling - these are classic Japanese. There are others.
Nice collection of Japanese binoculars, the Tasco 20x60 is a desirable addition to any binocular totem pole. 
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Celestron Traveler 8x25 & B. & H. 8x40 FC JAPAN & Revue 10x50 CF Porro FC JAPAN &
Pentax 12x50 PCF WP II FMC & Pentax 16x60 PCF WP FMC &
Pentax 20x60 PCF WP II FMC & Orion 12x63 Mini Giant FMC JAPAN &
SPECTRUM I 20x65 FC JAPAN &
Orion 15x70 Little Giant II FMC JAPAN & Orion 20x70 Little Giant II FMC JAPAN
Orion 16x80 Giant FMC JAPAN & Orion 30x80 MEGAView FMC JAPAN
Barska 30x80 X-Trail LW FC & Burgess Optical Series II 20x90 FMC
Hallelujah! For the LORD God Omnipotent Reigneth
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CESDewar
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that's like ? what, about $15,000 worth of binoculars!!!
Yes, well you did see his name, right? I don't recall his sig. saying:
Poor N
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KGE
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Loc: Connecticut
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A partial list:
inclined
Nife 8x50 90 o
Russian 12x60 60 o
Miyauchi 20x77 45 o
Russian 10x80 45 o
Gamma 10x80 90 o
Miyauchi fluorite 20/26/37x100 45 o
Leitz Trinovid 8x40
Carl Zeiss 7x50
Zeiss Jenoptem 10x50
Carl Zeiss 10x50
Zeiss Super Nobilem 8x50
Zeiss Super Nobilem 12x50
Sard 6x42 12 deg TFOV
Asahi Pentax 7x35 11 deg TFOV
Asahi Pentax 8x40 9.5 deg TFOV
Binolux 7x35 11 deg TFOV
Tasco 7x35 11 deg TFOV
Ross Mark IV and V 5x40 11 deg TFOV
Barr & Stroud GK5 6x42 10.2 deg TFOV
And many more not really suitable for astronomy
Kevin
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Chris Greene
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Loc: Dark Sky, Idaho
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In my sig...
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Tele Vue Pronto/Telepod
Tele Vue NP-101/Gibraltar/Sky Tour
Questar 3.5 Standard
Celestron FS 80 EQ WA
Canon 10x30 IS binoculars
Nikon SE 8x32 binoculars
Zeiss Victory 10x25 binoculars
Garrett 25x100 IF binoculars
Manfrotto 475B/501
TV and Pentax ep's
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wal.s
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Reged: 04/06/08
Posts: 18
Loc: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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6x30 yosemite,
7x50 WO,
8x20 trinovid,
8x42 bushnell legend,
10x42 ultravid,
15x70 GO SS.
10x42 the most used. 70% birding 30% astronomy
7x50 mainly used for grab and go astronomy approx. 40% of astronomy time
15x70 love to use it but needs to be mounted to get the most detail. used 30% of my astronomy time.
in the future I will consider a more powerful and large aperture binocular, for DSO's and comets, perhaps something in the 22 to 32 magnification range. although i love quality, i'm penny wise and still undecided.
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Rich N
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Loc: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif...
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Family photo.
I'm not sure where I put the B&L 7x26 Custom so it isn't in the photo. I did remember I had not counted a Leica 8x42BA that I will be giving to my nephew.
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Rich N
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From the front.
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Rich N
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Loc: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif...
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Spread out.
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Jeronimo Cruz
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Reged: 09/01/08
Posts: 141
Loc: Tucson, AZ
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WOW!!!  Which is your favorite one?
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Jeronimo
TeleVue 101 + Gibralter
Celestron NS11 GPS/wedge + Hyperstar
Photon Instruments 127mm + SV F50W2
Lunt Solar Systems LS60DS Ha + Celestron CG-5
Naglers, Panoptics, Radians, Nikon binoviewer
Fujinon 10x70 FMT-SX, 7x42 CD; Canon 15x50IS;
Pentax 7x50 PCF WP, 10x50 PCF WPII, 10x50 DCF SP
Work
20" R/C RCOS on Paramount + Tak FSQ
16" R/C RCOS on Paramount + TEC 140
16" Meade LX200 SCT + TV 76
Ethos, Naglers, Panoptics
Coronado Solarmax 90mm Ha
Coronado Solarmax 70mm Ca
Edited by jeronimotucson (07/06/09 10:48 PM)
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NDfarmer
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Rich N:
Wow! Its fun to look at the large collection. Do you keep adding or do you thin some out as you replace?
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Rich N
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Loc: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif...
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I've given away a few over the years. I don't buy to collect. I buy binoculars I want to use and that I find interesting.
Rich
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Rich N
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My favorite may be the Zeiss 10x42 FL (at the bottom of the pile on the right).
Rich
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Luminast
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Reged: 02/11/09
Posts: 57
Loc: Oregon
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I'm very happy with my collection of three, chosen largely as a result of reading many CN reviews and preferences.
Canon 10x30 IS
Fujinon 7x50 FMT-SX
Fujinon 10x70 FMT-SX
The Canon and the 70mm Fuji were purchased used for very reasonable sums and are in great shape. I might be missing an ideal pair for birdwatching, but either of the smaller pair work pretty well even for that. Even my wife gushed over the daytime view through the 70mm Fuji's, and she never liked any pair of binoculars before that.
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Best regards,
John Pierce
Edited by Luminast (07/07/09 12:12 AM)
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RichD
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Loc: Derbyshire, UK
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Likewise, very happy with my modest collection chosen after reading many reviews on CN and no plans to add to it-
Fujinon 8x30 FMT-SX
Fujinon 10x50 FMT-SX
Fujinon 16x70 FMT-SX
Garrett Optical 30x100 Gemini
Also have an older 15x70 which i'm looking to sell (helios stellar).
Love the 10x50's for handheld sweeping from a reclining chair and using the mounted 16x70, 30x100 or my dob to inspect smaller objects.
Thanks to all the guys (especially Edz) who post reviews here on CN so guys like me can choose the bino that is right for them and not waste money and time experimenting!
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Clear skies
Rich
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