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[Dakota1]

Last year I had a pair of Celestron 25X100 binos and sold them. I bought them used and had problems with them. I still have the tripod that will handle these binos. Has anyone had these

Oberwerk 28X110 binos and can compare them to the 25X100 binos? I am interested in them. I can no longer handle telescopes because of back and hip problems and age. I had a good

time with the Celestrons and am interested now in the 28X110's. I would like to  have more expensive ones but they are at my limit money wise. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Bill

[hallelujah]

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Stan

[SMark]

I have also owned and sold a 25x100 Celestron. It's a near 10 lb. binocular, while the 28x110 is 16 lbs. Myself, I wouldn't want to use that one on any tripod that was rated less than double it's weight, or 32 lbs. If your tripod can do that, then you are set. If not, it may prove to be more frustrating than it's worth.

 

$0.02.

[garret]

I have the 20x110 version, it is not sharp, stars are always somewhat fuzzy, always less sharp then I see with my naked eye... very frustrating. 

Since 8 months I have the APM/ Lunt 100mm ED APO, its sharp, it focuses very quickly, and because it has 1 1/4" eyepieces you have your choice of field and magnification.

 

My main visual telescope was the Meade 12" LX200, but its becoming for me also to heavy to set-up, and it take me up to one hour to do so.

With my binocular its takes minutes.

 

My advice is to go for the non APO 90 degree version of this bino, its 1400 dollar less!

And if you don't like it anymore, it will sell very easily on the used market.

 

Garret vd Veen, The Netherlands

[duck2k]

I happen to own 28x110 Oberwerk Ultras.  Aside from the fact they are heavy (the only con for me), they are a wonderful giant binocular.  The key is to have a good mount to hold the 16 pound weight.  Mine work very well with the mount I built for it, an effective combination.

 

I own 25x100 Oberwerk Deluxe binoculars too.  I enjoy them at star parties, along with a great mount I also built for them.

 

I enjoy 'em  both!

[nickatnight]

I had my 28x110 out last night. I spend about 6 hours observing with them on A GOOD PARALLELOGRAM. The majority of that time just in Cassiopeia. Had a laptop with SkySafari Pro in red nighttime mode. And I hunted, very successfully with them, many objects that I'd never seen, like tiny cluster Berkley 62 and things on the King catalog. It was a very rewarding night, with a few favorites like Caroline's Cluster and M52, and the Double Cluster is framed so well in these binos, it's like they were designed to frame it. The whole night I had pinpoint stars. I have no memory of coma or chromatic aberrations. The field of view was just beautiful, and from my Orange Zone backyard, just so many star wherever I pointed the binos. I am also a big fan of zero gravity chairs and straight through binos. To me it's like traveling through space. If Markus or someone made a 40x120 straight through I'd buy it in a heart beat. But these 28x110 are fantastic, and I'd re-buy them if they were lost. Hope you find my 2 cents helpful.

[Pinac]

My humble experience (I own an Omegon Argus 25x100, and an APM 28x110 MS, which I believe is essentially identical to the Oberwerk):

 

- the Argus is much smaller, lighter, easier to carry and mount (in fact, it's possibly the lightest 25x100 currently on the market?)

 

- both are mechanically impeccable (I had to "collimate"= conditionally align the APM after it arrived, which was easy thanks to the help of colleagues here in the forum)

 

- due to my narrow IPD, I removed the rubber eyecups of the APM and use those of the Argus in the folded-down position in order to get an easier view of the full FOV

 

- optically, the APM outperforms the Argus in almost every aspect: sharpness, both central and off-axis; contrast; CA

 

- the APM is a big and heavy beast, but once mounted, you will get views e.g. of the moon that are outstanding for the price of that bino. Rupes recta is clearly visible in the APM (not in the Argus) which is good for a 28x (I am not an expert, but I have a few good other good instruments to compare, including Vixen BT, Docter Aspectem 40x80 and Kowa Highlander)

 

- the Argus has been reviewed here in another thread and found to be one of the best 25x100. Even if so, the APM is in my eyes optically still clearly better (for a price slightly below the Argus).

 

The only things that speak for the Argus in this comparison are: size and weight (again, this is my subjective view).

 

I believe that what I am saying here for the APM is equally true for the Oberwerk.

 

Pinac

Edited by Pinac, 28 August 2016 - 12:24 PM.