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Originally Posted by anj026
Generally wide angle binoculars will cost more.[...]
Nikon make a fantastic wide angle 10x50 with wide angle eyepieces and flattener lenses. These have a 9 degree field of view. It is very expensive (more than $8200 AUD) but is considered a landmark achievement in optics and very highly rated by binocular enthusiasts.
http://www.holgermerlitz.de/nikon_wx/nikon_wx.html |
Yikes!! Wow, at that price, they cost more than any telescope I own. I see Binoculars as an adjunct to the end goal of finding things with the telescope, not the other way round. In my head I was willing to spend up to $600, but I just ended up going for the old Saxon 20x80's for less than half that. I think they'll be fine, and the tripod mount will add a huge amount to what can be seen just by virtue of being stable.
I had a look at the comet with the old ones tonight. It's kind of nice that that will be one of the last things they get used for.
Markus