Hi guys, I know I have not searched extensively and this is not an ideal way to start on any forum - but - I am in a position where I have the opportunity to get a Canon IS Binocular from the range.
BTW I have read here:
http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...ad.php?t=17825
so my question is really about the Canon range...
For a beginner who wants a quality optic that will last, serve for terrestrial observation as well as am astronomy how high up in the Canon range do you think I will need to go to make the cost worth while.
These are the ones I am considering...
8x25IS (affordable but probably underpowered?)
10x30IS (looks good bang for buck)
10x42IS WP (pretty much completely out of price range!)
12x36IS II (affordable but how much better than 10x30IS for what I need)
15x50IS (expensive at my level of price range justification)
18x50IS (pretty much completely out of price range!)
I am guessing that the 10x30 or 12x36 with image stab are very good mid range binocs that could do the job - jumping up to 10x42 and 15x or 18x 50 the price increase is significant (like double)
Sorry to hit you up with an unresearched question out of the blue but I am needing to do something that will help me get my wife and budding astronomer (4 yo!) into it without leading to an inquisition
Suggestions very much appreciated.
Sorry I can't publish the actual prices (I work for Canon but have a limited window of opportunity for numerous reasons).
Will