Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums
Privacy Policy |
Please read our Terms
of Service | Signup and
Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User
sftonkin
sage
Reged: 02/25/04
Posts: 395
Loc: Kent, UK
|
Re: Pentax PCF now made WHERE???
07/27/04 04:11 AM
|
|
|
Just another opinion:
I'd may well get the binos I have now. 
#1: Miyauchi 20/37×100 as big mounted ones specifically for astronomy. Sufficient aperture and quality to be useful, but transportable with associated mount/tripod (by car) if the need arises. Also useful for daytime stuff. Lousy on anything bright owing to false colour.
#2: Opticron 10×42 BGA roof-prism jobs as general purpose. This is (I imagine) bound to be a controversial choice, but there are, IMNSVHO, a few good reasons:
(a) I like 10× binoculars, and 4.2mm exit pupil is fine for most stuff.
(b) General purpose also (for me) means physical size is important. Roofs have the edge here (although they "feel" heavier than porros of the same weight, in the same way that a small bottle of mercury feels heavier than the same weight bottle of water.)
(c) General purpose for me also means they'll be used where it gets damp (i.e. England). I just don't trust CF porros for water-proofing.
Maybe I'll reconsider if I actually manage to get my grubby mitts on the Fujinon 10x50 IFs, although they are heavier than the Opticrons.
#3: "El cheapo" 10x50 that live in the boot of the car, so I always have something to hand "just in case" when I am away from home.
--------------------
Stephen
Hindsight: The only truly diffraction-limited system
|
|
18 registered and 17 anonymous users are browsing this forum.
Moderator: EdZ
|
Forum Permissions
You cannot start new topics
You cannot reply to topics
HTML is disabled
UBBCode is enabled
|
Rating:
Thread views: 1905
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previous
Index
Next
Flat
Edit
Reply
Quote
