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1st time buyer - where to start... lol????

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Hi guys ive want some bino's for a while now but where to start? i have not got a clue, never owned any before. any suggestions at all? budget could stretch to say £100-£150 ish, been looking on FLO, they all look very nice, but dont know what magnification to choose really or style? please any help would be great lol

edit, these are recommended by sky at night so im guessing they will be a good choice to go with?

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/helios/helios-naturesport-plus.html

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Hi.

I have the Helios Naturesport-Plus 10x50 and they was my very first binoculars . All I can say is these binoculars are brilliant . They are very sharp and clear and I have seen a fair bit with them aswell.

Well worth the money. I can make out andromeda with these, only a grey fuzz patch but you can make it out by the shape. The seven sisters was very nice with pin point stars and very clear. The coat hanger is a good one iv seen.

Jupiter is good but no detail on the planet but you can make out two of its moons although quite small.

So yes I can recommend the

Helios Naturesport-Plus 10x50. Very good.

I'm sure you can see a lot more with them but I'm new to this and just finding my way around the sky.

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Hi.

I have the Helios Naturesport-Plus 10x50 and they was my very first binoculars . All I can say is these binoculars are brilliant . They are very sharp and clear and I have seen a fair bit with them aswell.

Well worth the money. I can make out andromeda with these, only a grey fuzz patch but you can make it out by the shape. The seven sisters was very nice with pin point stars and very clear. The coat hanger is a good one iv seen.

Jupiter is good but no detail on the planet but you can make out two of its moons although quite small.

So yes I can recommend the

Helios Naturesport-Plus 10x50. Very good.

I'm sure you can see a lot more with them but I'm new to this and just finding my way around the sky.

hey mate, sounds good and the price is not a bank breaker.

what does the WA mean in the 10x50's by the way?

Choose:   7x50 10x50 WA

hey,. wow thanks for that, its an awsome link! im halfway through it now, the 15x70's look very nice lol

i also love the look of these compact ones, but not sure how practical they would be for astro use?

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/compact.html

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Hey TingTing! I've popped out the other side of my own personal search for bins having digested nearly everything written.......I made it a saga! I've bought Opticron Imagic 10x50's but they are wrapped up for Xmas so can't say too much in regards to performance. However I did my shopping at a shop run out of a garage and had the opportunity to compare all their wares in daylight viewing. I was set on getting the Pentax 10x50 WP but they didn't have that model. Also those are heavier than what I bought.

10x50 seems to be popular for handheld yet giving enough power. I prefer them because the pupil exit is small. 7x50s have a larger pupil exit and I'm not getting any younger!

Enjoy your search. Hope it isn't as big a saga as mine was! :)

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Hey TingTing! I've popped out the other side of my own personal search for bins having digested nearly everything written.......I made it a saga! I've bought Opticron Imagic 10x50's but they are wrapped up for Xmas so can't say too much in regards to performance. However I did my shopping at a shop run out of a garage and had the opportunity to compare all their wares in daylight viewing. I was set on getting the Pentax 10x50 WP but they didn't have that model. Also those are heavier than what I bought.

10x50 seems to be popular for handheld yet giving enough power. I prefer them because the pupil exit is small. 7x50s have a larger pupil exit and I'm not getting any younger!

Enjoy your search. Hope it isn't as big a saga as mine was! :)

Hey mate, wow sounds like you had fun finding your match :D i do like the nature sport plus bino's but reading up more would i be best at getting the more expensive bino's with nitrogen gas inside?

Personally I'd get these:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0001HKIJK/1944

Excellent binoculars for the price.

these do look very nice and with nitrogen gas too.... i might aswell close my eyes and pick as till i use a pair and see what i like its going to be hard to choose from other people s preference :( id LOVE the canon IS L bino's but wow they cost a small fortune, all depends how much i can get away with spending really without the mrs finding out.

i used my friends marine night vision bino's a few months ago and there were rather amazing for viewing stars, not sure how much the night vison bino's are but im guessing they wont be cheap either lol

edit, these also seem nice for the price being waterproof and nitrogen purged... ( i dont like the army green color tho lol)

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/celestron-binoculars/Ccavalry10x50po-71424.html

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Yeah I don't like that color either! I think because you practically wear bins that they are an accessory as such, and therefore folk are more choosy about how they look?! Dunno, but I've been incredibly picky.................as much as buying a pair of shoes!

I'd go nitrogen if you don't wnt to ever worry about dew getting in there over time. I figure my pair is for life so went the extra mile.

Have a look at the Sky at Night winners too. The Elinors won, my Opticrons didn't, but at that level they admit that they are splitting hairs

Have you looked into the Strathspey Marines? Again, these are heavier but about £100

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Opticron does it for me. I own the Helios Fieldmasters which I find inferior to the Naturesport which I've used, but going from either of those to the 8 x 42 roof Adventurer from Opticron? Absolute world of difference: http://www.opticron.co.uk/Pages/adventurer_wp.html It also has the benefit of being under £100. That gives you breathing room for accessories such as an almost necessary neck or monopod. 

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think im settling on these ones as its probably the cheapest nitrogen purged ones ill get do you think? 

http://www.firstlightoptics.com/celestron-binoculars/Ccavalry10x50po-71424.html

i know they are not very pretty but should do a good job?

edit> then again i just found this review of someone saying they are terrible for stargazing :( (bottom of page)

http://www.amazon.com/Celestron-71424-Cavalry-10x50-Binocular/dp/B00B7LQ03M

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Both my Binos came from them, no problems what so ever and would happily deal with them again.

great stuff :) well i think ive settled on the 

Pentax 10x50 PCF WP II Water Proof Porro Prism Binocular

from microglobe, at that price they cant be sniffed at lol :)

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Well not long before i order my 1st bino's i get paid this thursday so will be ordering, and yes the ones i were going to get are out of stock lol

http://www.microglobe.co.uk/pentax-10x50-pcf-wp-ii-water-proof-porro-prism-binocular-p-2603.html

these ones however are in stock...

http://www.microglobe.co.uk/pentax-12x50-pcf-wp-ii-water-proof-porro-prism-binocular-p-2598.html

will the 12x50's still be ok, any hands on users with these? i just want to make sure im making the right buy

thanks guys

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