JDF Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 (edited) Two pairs of Helios Stellar II, 10x50 and 15x70's on a tripod or monopod depending on my mood. The 15x70's have been getting much more use than the mak127 of late. Edited February 16 by JDF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter77 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Last month upgrade 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Very nice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dexter77 Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 Yeah, my own dream team 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astronerd76 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 (edited) Starting with the lowest mag: 6x24 Hensoldt vintage WWII 6.5x32 Opticron Adventurer 7x35 vintage Revue, 7x50 "Olympia" wide angle (9.8°), 7x35 Nikon Aculon. 8x: Komz 8x30, Luna Super 8x30 (10° -- my most impressive wide angle bino), 8x30 Bresser Everest vintage wide angle, 8x30 Raffelbach vintage wide angle, 8x30 Chinese "Baigish"-knock-off, 8x56 Kite Cervus HD, 8x56 vintage Porst Ultra, 8x40 Oberwerk Mariner, 8x30 Optolyth, 8x30 Steiner Marine, 8x25 Steiner "Ultrasharp" 9x: Porst Ultra 10x: Ddoptics Lux HR, Sotem 10x50, vintage Chinon wide angle 10x50, Bresser Hunter 10x50, vintage Revue 10x50, Fujinon KF 10x42H, Svbony SV202 10x50 12x: 12x45 Komz, 12x50 Vortex Diamondback, 12x50 Soligor wide angle, 12x50 vintave Chinon wide angle. 15x: Ddoptics Pirschler, 15x70 Celestron 16x: 16x50 Nikon Aculon 18x: 18x50IS canon 20: 20x60 Tento, Celestron 20x80 There are a couple pocket binos: 8x21, 10x25. Edited February 21 by Astronerd76 Forgot a few 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeonSpectres Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) Currently using my Orion GiantView 25x100's for some nice wide-field views. Have also bot a pair of Hawke 8x42 but will have to give them a try, astronomically speaking. Edited February 25 by NeonSpectres spelling error! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I currently have a pair of Opticron Oregon 15x70 and a pair of Pentax WP 20x60 both on tripods however i seem to be using my 120 refractor more often and I’m actually contemplating putting one of them up for sale in the near future 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Magoo Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Fujinon 10x50 SX2's, heavy handheld but worth the effort for scanning the Milky Way. Very good on a monopod or tripod. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosun21 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Further to my previous post I had an hour to kill before going out to a function tonight. So all dressed up i looked outside to see my skies being clear, so just had to grab my binoculars. I had forgotten just how much can be seen with binoculars. I was totally surprised just how well I could see M42 and how much nebulosity was visible. I used my Pentax 20x60 which were crystal clear. If I had longer I would have brought out a tripod for even more enjoyment.Binoculars are the ultimate grab and go 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakedgun Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Use purposes for the viewers of this website are, naturally, night sky observation, where aperture is of paramount importance. However, for general daylight binocular observing I can recommend this modestly priced Kowa model, available in 6x or 8x variety, 30mm objective (now mfd with green rubber armoring). At their price-point they are excellent, in my view: . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Magoo Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 Recently purchased the Fujinon HC 8x42, not had the opportunity to try them at a dark site, but daytime viewing has been excellent. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjohnson3803 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Orion Giantview IF 15x70s. My favorite, but definitely need a tripod. Nikon Aculon 10x50s. Easy to handhold and transport. US Navy WWII-era 7x50s. Not that much magnification, but built like a tank with excellent optics. Opticron 8x25s. Bought these mainly for nature / casual birding. Rather small for astro IMO, but they fit in a jacket pocket. It might have been better to buy a monocular, not sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Dad Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Opticron Oregon 10 x 50 (gets lots of use for Astro and nature) and a fairly battered old National Trust branded 8 x 21 ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrowatts Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago I'm a beginner and using celestron 25x70 skymaster binoculars. Just on an ordinary camera tripod. With a opticron 31005 L type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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