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Originally Posted by Allan
Danial, I just sold my 15x70's because I didn't want to use bino's on a mount anymore. Believe it when people say you can't hand hold 15x bino's.
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Allan,
Just because you can't hand hold your previous pair of 15x binoculars, doesn't mean that applies to everyone and every pair of 15x binoculars. It comes down to the individual observer, using the proper technique to hand hold large powerful binoculars and the ergonomics and design of the specific binoculars. I have been hand holding my 16 x 60 Pentax PCF WP binoculars for over 10 years. Similarly, the Zeiss 15 x 60 BGA and the Orion 15 x 63 Mini Giants are very hand holdable for most observers. It's worth noting that most 60mm binoculars are far more hand holdable than 70mm binoculars, notwithstanding slightly higher magnification in many cases.
It's a pity Pentax stopped making the 16 x 60 size when they went to the PCF WP2 version about 4 or 5 years ago. In the new series you can only get the 20 x 60 model which is difficult to hand hold but just doable for short periods for some people. I wouldn't recommend these for hand holding. In the older WP series you could get both 16 x 60 and 20 x 60 sizes.
Danial,
What is your budget? ie What is your maximum spend amount.
You can get binoculars for $30, $300, $1,000 or $3,000. It's impossible to advise you properly without knowing your budget. Most of the <$200 binoculars are ordinary with shorter eye relief, whereas a lot of binoculars in the $200 to $1,000 range are very good with more comfortable eye relief.
It's a pity you can no longer get the 16 x 60 Pentax PCF WP, as these would have been perfect for you and cost just under $400 when new. Unfortunately they don't come up very often 2nd hand as everyone who owns them loves them.
You might want to consider the Orion 15 x 63 Mini Giants.
http://www.bintel.com.au/Binoculars/...oductview.aspx
These are very good optically, Japanese made with comfortable (19mm) eye relief. These are hand holdable and a notch up in optical quality from a lot of the far east binoculars, which almost cost the same amount in some cases. These will be a significant gain over your present 10 x 50's
Cheers
John B