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SkyLynx
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Reged: 10/23/08
Posts: 6
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Has anyone used or tested the new Celestron Skymaster 20-100x 70 mm zoom and 25-125x 80 mm zoom binoculars?
I have the Skymaster 15-30x 50 mm zoom binocs and they seem to work very well with good images and smooth zoom action.
Frank
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Jim Rosenstock
Post Laureate
Reged: 07/14/05
Posts: 3727
Loc: MD, south of the DC Nebula
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Stay away from zoom binoculars. Pretty much all of them perform poorly, especially for astronomy.
Jim
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DJB
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 02/23/05
Posts: 1590
Loc: Lisle NY
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Hi Frank,
Agreed. Stay away from these. The one that I did buy, more out of curiosity than anything else, ended up in my workshop for extra parts, even if I could ever even use them!
Please stay away from this stuff. Best I can say.
Best regards,
Dave.
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charen
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 05/28/05
Posts: 1083
Loc: New Zealand
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Yes as Jim and Dave say above - avoid zooms esp. for astronomy - there are numerous reason for this - narrow FOV, dim and inferior image, difficulty in keeping collimation and they are difficult to fix. Some do use for terrestrial viewing. If you are looking for more aperture without going to the 100 mm size a good quality bino. like the Garrett Signature 15x70 / Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 series or simililar would be an excellent choice.
Chris
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35 binos.
80mm Cat.
WO66ED
SV NH 80mm / EQ3
Meade 8in.LX90
Skywatcher Equinox ED120 / Goto HEQ5.
Edited by charen (09/10/09 01:55 AM)
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BillC
on a new path
Reged: 06/04/04
Posts: 2241
Loc: Washington, USA
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ZOOMS bad Ju-JU!!!!!
bill
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William J. Cook, Chief Opticalman, USNR-Ret.
Founding Editor, Amateur Telescope Making Journal
20-year vet. of Captain's Nautical Supplies, Optics Dept. Mgr.
Optics Machanic, WG11-3306, Ft. Lewis, Tacoma,WA
Yata, Yata, Yata . . .
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SkyLynx
journeyman
Reged: 10/23/08
Posts: 6
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OK thanks everyone! Definitely a unanimous opinion that everyone should stay away from zoom binocs.
Frank
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werewolf6977
Lord High Smasher
Reged: 12/15/03
Posts: 8431
Loc: Hanover, Ohio
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They're BAD JOSS too, Bill!
Just in case the rest of you don't know, (shameless plug here)When Bill Cook speaks, LISTEN UP!! He knows his ... stuff.
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Pete
6" Apogee/LXD55
Starhopper 6" Dob
Spaceprobe 130EQ
Black C8 OTA
WO Zenith Star 66 Patriot Edition
Sun Pak Pro 7500 Platinum Edition
8X42 Bushnell H2O Porro
7X35 Tasco
10X50 Nikon Actions (Type 7)
15X70 Skymasters
Dell Inspiron Dual Core 531s
"Science without Religion is lame, Religion without Science is blind" A.Einstein.
Edited by werewolf6977 (09/19/09 05:44 AM)
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