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Hi All,
SNOWY,
A lot of good advice has been forwarded,
I will add my Limited knowledge,for consideration.
Giving advice to someone on what Binoculars to buy is very difficult.
A lot depends on what their criteria is,
I personaly like a wide field of view for HANDHOLDING,so 8x40s gives you a little more Magnification,than 7x50s,and if you can get a wider angle FOV(field of view),in most cases.
8x40s,up to 11x56s,are Handholdable, (11x56s JUST)BUT, please remember,the higher Magnifications,are easier to handhold if you are sitting,with your arms braced,across a platform,of some kind.
ANYTHING,over 11x56s,need a tripod,or some type of stable mount,
Without exception,
UNLESS,you have the finances to buy some of the Image stabilised models.
Its not so much the weight,that causes the problems,but the MAGNIFICATION.
Minor tremors,often go unnoticed,in 7x,8x,mags,BUT,are a real problem,in the higher mags,as the shakes/body tremors,are also magnified,
So, Stars/clusters etc,begin to dance around.
Most reasonably priced Camera Tripods,will handle up to 15x70s,quite ok,
BUT,over that size a better tripod is necessary,IF,you want nice stable viewing.
I regularly use 4 sizes of Binocular,8x40s,11x56s for hand held, wide field viewing,of the Milky way,etc.
15x70s,(Mounted),for REASONABLY wide field(4.5 deg) viewing of similar objects,with a little more detail,and
20x80s (absolutely mounted),for some nicer views of the same objects,as well as some Stunning views,of the Smaller Moon.
Another useful tool for some of the lower powered Binos,up to 15x,
Is a good Monopod,
while these things are not the Ultimate,they are WAAAY,better than handholding,some of the higher powers.
Sorry if this post is long winded,
Just trying to help.
Regards.
John
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