Power ? ,,, power ? ,,
me , this old mis-conseption that many newby's get caught up in , like the old 675x chestnut that sellers of crap telescopes use , POWER , means NOTHING !!! , its the aperture , optical and mechanical quality that matters ,
more so in binoculars .
To put it this way , my 'Vuelux' 8x56 binos are very good optically and mechanically , I got these for $40 at a chemist in Napier NZ in about 1990 , these have been with me all over the world and are as good today as the day I got them , they are Japanese quality .
Now I have a friend who receintly spent $1200 , YES !!!
$1200 on a pair of 8x32 Leinca's , but these are probably the best binoculars I have ever looked thru , true they are as bright as my 56mm pair ,,, well almost , but they are awesome and ooze quality .
Would I spend that much ?
, would you ??? , each to his own on this .
I would personally look hard at the pairs BeanerSA has shown here , and if you want POWER
get an 8 inch Dobsonion , then 200x is available m but for now get the best quality you can afford , these will last you many years and give great views when you cant be bothered setting up a scope .
By the way my first astronomical instrument was a pair of 8x40 binos mounted on my sisters painting easel , seen Saturn's rings in those when I was 12 years old ,,, awesome .
I reciently built this awesome set up from the IIS classifieds , 25x100's these gave really good views as they were of high quality , but as you can see very BIG , sadly life dictated that I had to sell this sweet set up , yes binocular astronomy can be lots of fun .
I also have these little 16x32 Bushnell;s these live permanently in my ute for whenever I am out and don't have a scope with me , got these at Rays Camping , and are of quite good quality , show lots more than the naked eyes , for sure .
Brian.
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Originally Posted by IRT
Thanks for the suggestions... do you strongly believe that I should go for 10x50 over 15x70?
If I go for 10x50 will it leave me wishing I got the 'more powerful' ones? I understand that they may be a little heavier but thats not a major concern as I will be laying down or comfortable in a chair most of the time
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