Hey Mokusatsu, unless you've got skill collimating binocs you probably don't really want to be dealing with an OS vendor. Nothing worse than having the slightest mis-alignment when you first use them.
You really would need some sort of mount or stabilising mechanism once over 10x magnification. There are threads on Ice about building binoc mounts. I hope you find some nice binocs in the end. So convenient and pleasing to be able to cruise the skies with regardless of what telescope you also have. This thread reminds me I've really got to get a decent reclining chair after test driving some of the decadent lounge-rigs at Qld astrofest this year
