The wider field of the Brandon 24mm has helped with a couple items but the, for all intents and purposes, non-enhanced finder still makes fainter objects difficult. I intend to try some sort of pointer on a spare dewshield I'm expecting from Q or will, as I said, stick to using it for the things it excels at; solar system and brighter deep sky objects.
-------------------- 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