Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Flat   Erik D Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/28/03 Posts: 2710 Loc: Central New Jersey, USA Re: Big bino collimation       01/20/04 11:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   Hello and Happy New Year to All! It's my first post on this forum but I have "Met" many of you on other Binocular forums so I feel very much at home here. :-)) I am in complete agreement with Prof. edz on the subject of binocular collimation: The consumer should NOT have to collimate a NEW pair of binos regardless of price. If a new pair of bino is out of collimation I'd return it to the dealer/importer for an exchange. If the second pair have the same problem I'd request a refund and look elsewhere. I shop around for quality optics at the lowest price but to me any new binocular that can't not hold collimation in shipping is not worth considering. I have studied Ed's collimation instructions in detail but have not attempted the procedure myself. To me there is a lot more to bino collimation compared to sighting-in a rifle or pistol scope. I am quite comfortable doing the later but do not feel I have the skill or patience to do a good job on the former. Thanks to importers such as Oberwerk and Burgess we now have access to 70, 80mm or larger binos at very affortable prices. I am impressed by the optical quality of my Oberwerk 12X60 and Burgess 20X80 LW every time I look thru them. But I also wish more rugged model with consistent QC are available. Even if the price of the upgraded model cost $100 more they would still be excellent buys. I hope Kevin B and Bill B find manufacturing partners to offer a "Premium" line Big Binos in the near future. Erik D PS, Kenny J: I see I have a lot of catching-up here and I look forward to it. Post Extras       Entire thread Subject Posted by Posted on Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? Gord 01/06/04 11:22 AM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? EdZ   01/06/04 12:02 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? Gord   01/06/04 12:55 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? EdZ   01/06/04 01:27 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? Anonymous   01/06/04 02:51 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? Gord   01/09/04 11:22 AM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? brocknroller   01/09/04 12:10 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? EdZ   01/09/04 01:49 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? Gord   01/09/04 03:12 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? brocknroller   01/09/04 02:16 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? EdZ   01/09/04 03:36 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? Gord   01/09/04 11:22 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? EdZ   01/10/04 12:01 AM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? neven   01/12/04 04:41 AM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? Gord   01/19/04 11:21 AM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? KennyJ   01/19/04 12:58 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? brocknroller   01/19/04 08:31 PM Re: Big bino viewers, can you try this for me? EdZ   01/19/04 11:16 PM Re: Big bino collimation Erik D   01/20/04 11:03 AM Re: Big bino collimation brocknroller   01/20/04 04:02 PM Re: Big bino collimation KennyJ   01/20/04 04:09 PM Re: Big bino collimation brocknroller   01/20/04 05:18 PM Re: Big bino collimation KennyJ   01/20/04 03:42 PM Extra information 8 registered and 28 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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