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Hello and welcome!

Nope, but I've ordered one separately! I was looking round and round where I could attach the mount, if only I had seen your post sooner! I found it in the end, felt so silly after lol 😅 Kind of glad that I went with this one, it does feel a bit heavy after holding it up for a while. But the tripod should help 🙂

Hi everyone, thought I'd do a little update. I decided to get Nikon Action Ex 8x40. It came in the mail today. Can't wait to get out of town and try it out! Hope to learn with this now and maybe I can get a telescope in the future. Thanks for all your suggestions.

I don't mind stretching it a little as long as it's of good value, but that's definitely at the high end of my budget. Wouldn't want to get a wrong pair only to be stored in the cupboard somewhere. How do you find them?

Hello everyone thank you for the warm welcome! @Waddensky I don't own either yet but I'm looking to buy my first binos, I did a post for suggestions here. Confused between a 8x40 or 10x50 ! So many choices out there!

Thanks all for the advice. Looks like I can't really go wrong with 8x or 10x as they seem to be pretty versatile. @DaveL59 Looks like the waterproof ones are priced higher. Nikon Aculon isn't waterproof but Action EX such as this, is waterproof. There are some more info about the specs at the bottom. https://www.digidirect.com.au/nikon-action-ex-10x50-cf-binoculars?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIk62YkM_D6QIV057CCh1r7Q8YEAYYBSABEgJOAvD_BwE @Philip R I do have a photo tripod so I would probably need to buy an adapter as well once I know which binos I'm getting!

Hi welcome to SGL!

Hi everyone, a stargazing newbie here. I'm considering to get a 10x50 for my first ever pair of binoculars, I had browsed the forum and seems like that's the most popular one. I was considering 7x50 as well but unsure which one I should pick. I've had my eyes on Orion Scenix 10x50, Pentax 10x50 SP, Nikon Aculon 10x42 CF or Olympus 10x50 DPS. Are those any good for complete newbie? Or is there a brand there that people tend to avoid? Budget is £100 max. In terms of tripods for binoculars (if getting bigger ones) are they universal or does one type only fits specific models? The goal is to get familiar with the night sky and objects, and then maybe move on to a telescope in 1-2 years. Any advice to get started is welcome! Thank you.

Hi everyone, I've always been interested in astronomy for years so I was glad that I finally found a forum with lots of experienced and like-minded people. Friends around me don't have that much interest in the topic so it was hard to know where/how to start! Originally from Indonesia so it was really hard to see the stars. Visited New Zealand in February 2013 and stumbled upon the most beautiful Milky Way, clear skies and all. Can't forget it to this day. Keen to spot it again, and many more now that I've settled in Australia Cheers!