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Old 12-09-2006, 09:59 AM
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Be careful with the tripod though - I have these binos, and a cheap tripod - the binos really are quite heavy, especially for a cheapo tripod, and although balance OK pointing level, when pointing high up, they really exert a good lever force on the tripod head - be careful they don't torque it off and crash on to the ground.....

Great binos though - you'll see heaps of stuff with them - they are too heavy to consider handholding, except for *quick* views of lower objects.... you will need physiotherapy on your neck if you try and handhold and grab a look at the lagoon nebula currently! ouch!

I've also got Andrews' 10*50 WP binos - they are exceptional too - better than my Pentax binos IMHO...... would also be a good place to start.....
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