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Originally Posted by johnno
Hi Andrew,
I dont think there is a word in the dictionary,I could use to describe her,that would convince her to buy me a pair of those.
Regards.John
P.S they are nice though, aren't they
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John,
Yes they are nice but what makes them so expensive is the fact they use phase coated roof prisms. Optically (for night time astronomy) they are not quite as good as the Nikon 10X42 Superior E which are porro prism design and 1 of the best astronomy binoculars I have used. The good thing ?? They only cost a bit over a grand
http://www.maxwell.com.au/products/n...ade/se_cf.html
Maxwell lists the RRP as $1,529 but you can get them for about $1,100 and they are an outstanding astronomy binocular.
CS-John B