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SteveE
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Loc: La Louisiane, USA
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Re: Binos for Astronomy
05/12/08 03:40 PM
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Astro, I own 3 different binos: Pentax 8X40 PCF WP II; Pentax 10X50 PCF WP II; Oberwerk 15X70 Ultra Series. I have a parallelogram mount for the 15X70s. So far, in these early months with this hobby, the 10X50s and 8X40s are used hand held for scanning the sky in order to learn or to quickly find something not visible to the naked eye. The parallelogram is for stopping to smell the roses, much like a telescope. The 10X50s are a great compromise between magnification and steadiness of image but they are nowhere near as steady as the 8X40s. The 10X50s were the first pair I bought with the intention of having something hand held with a decent fov and a bit more magnification. I bought the 8X40s for my elementary school students and their small hands though I find that I like to use them sometimes, too. Pressure me into a recommendation and I'd say the 10X50s but the wise thing might be to try them out first.
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SteveE
SV102ED/Sirius EQ-G goto/SV M3
Orion XT10i
Oberwerk 15X70 Ultras/Pentax PCF II 10X50
Orion Paragon Plus tripod/parallelogram
Lots of smaller stuff for the kids
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