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Originally Posted by Stardrifter_WA
I'm glad you can Renato, I just shake like, well....you know what. My nerves have been shot since a motorcycle accident in 1999. Although it is only slight, I have permanent DT's now, and nary a drop of booze passes my lips.  |
That's very unfortunate.
I hate using tripods because I always get a sore neck sitting behind them - as I can only see partway up the sky with them. I get to see more by using the winding lever on the tripod, taking the binoculars higher, and leaning the tripod back on two legs. But I only do this with my 25X100 binoculars because I have to.
However, there is something else I do with my 15X50 non image stabilised binoculars. They are very light and so shake more than my 15X70s. I have them on a tripod, and I pick up the tripod in my hands and hold the binoculars to my eyes. The extra weight from the tripod steadies the image. But this holding the tripod trick won't work as well with 20X80s.
My thought is that maybe - just maybe - as you have been able to use 10X50s without too much problem, if you put a pair of 15X70s (say Celestron Skymasters or an Andrews equivalent pair) onto a tripod, you could use them either in standard mode with the tripod on the ground, or still get a good view by holding the tripod using the method I described (which should approximate the shakiness you have now with the 10x50s). And get less neck ache.
However, what I find equivalent (i.e hand holding unmounted 10x50s vs hand holding mounted 15X70s) may not be equivalent for you.
Regards,
Renato