ballaratdragons
31-05-2006, 03:33 PM
I hope you get something out of this review as I did the test in -5 degree temp. Man it was cold!
Review Date: 31 May 2006
Time: 1:30 am
Location: Snake Valley
Equipment: Andrews 20x80 Triplet Binoculars, hand-held and mounted on EQ1
The Binocs: They come in an amazingly protective soft case with a separate inner case, so they are protected twice.
The Binocs appear to be very well constructed and are very sturdy. The 4 lens caps cannot fall off and protect the optics very well. The central mounting bar is more than sufficient and pivots smoothly with a balance adjustment screw that is easy to use.
There is nothing on these Binocs that is small or flimsy, so breakages and bits falling off just won’t happen. The casing is rubber giving excellent grip. The optics are Fully Broadband Multi-coated with a BAK4 Prism system. The Binocs are fairly heavy hand-held which necessitates mounting.
The Dioptic eyepiece is smooth and adjustment is easy. The soft rubber eyecups are comfortable around the eyes and they fold down for use with glasses.
The interpupillary adjustment is also smooth and it stays put.
The Views: The first object I viewed was Jupiter. It appears extremely bright with all 4 Galilean Moons being brighter than I have seen through any other instrument. The planet was a perfect disc and even through the brightness and the small size I could still see banding. The moons were perfect dots. As far as CA, it is only very faintly noticeable on the planet itself and I had to struggle to see it. It is practically non-existent on such a bright object.
Then I moved up to the Carina region. The views were spectacular with perfect pin-point stars and light and dark bands of Nebula quite evident. Star clusters within Carina were easily resolved and the smaller chunks of Nebula were standing out quite bright. The 80mm objectives gather a lot of light.
I noticed how the starfield was pin-point across the entire FOV. I could not find any CA on any objects in the Carina Region.
Impressions: My impression of these Binoculars is very favourable. All moving parts work smoothly, the optics are of high quality and the views are spectacular. The only downfall is their weight after about 2 minutes, which is simply rectified by mounting them.
I know I will use them regularly simply because their Widefield view is spectacular.
Review Date: 31 May 2006
Time: 1:30 am
Location: Snake Valley
Equipment: Andrews 20x80 Triplet Binoculars, hand-held and mounted on EQ1
The Binocs: They come in an amazingly protective soft case with a separate inner case, so they are protected twice.
The Binocs appear to be very well constructed and are very sturdy. The 4 lens caps cannot fall off and protect the optics very well. The central mounting bar is more than sufficient and pivots smoothly with a balance adjustment screw that is easy to use.
There is nothing on these Binocs that is small or flimsy, so breakages and bits falling off just won’t happen. The casing is rubber giving excellent grip. The optics are Fully Broadband Multi-coated with a BAK4 Prism system. The Binocs are fairly heavy hand-held which necessitates mounting.
The Dioptic eyepiece is smooth and adjustment is easy. The soft rubber eyecups are comfortable around the eyes and they fold down for use with glasses.
The interpupillary adjustment is also smooth and it stays put.
The Views: The first object I viewed was Jupiter. It appears extremely bright with all 4 Galilean Moons being brighter than I have seen through any other instrument. The planet was a perfect disc and even through the brightness and the small size I could still see banding. The moons were perfect dots. As far as CA, it is only very faintly noticeable on the planet itself and I had to struggle to see it. It is practically non-existent on such a bright object.
Then I moved up to the Carina region. The views were spectacular with perfect pin-point stars and light and dark bands of Nebula quite evident. Star clusters within Carina were easily resolved and the smaller chunks of Nebula were standing out quite bright. The 80mm objectives gather a lot of light.
I noticed how the starfield was pin-point across the entire FOV. I could not find any CA on any objects in the Carina Region.
Impressions: My impression of these Binoculars is very favourable. All moving parts work smoothly, the optics are of high quality and the views are spectacular. The only downfall is their weight after about 2 minutes, which is simply rectified by mounting them.
I know I will use them regularly simply because their Widefield view is spectacular.