I bought these brand new from the states for $112 delivered instead of paying the AU$300 price tag that they retail for here.
The first thing I noticed was that they were abit more light weight than I had expected which is good as they are easy to hold up at the night sky without your arms getting tired to quickly. They produce a very good sharp image ( the Moon looks fantastic with all its creaters etc and it looks so close ) Mars appears as a big red dot and I can see so many more stars now in the milkyway. These work well for people like me who live in more builtup area's with light pollution with their eye exit pupil of 4.7mm. A tripod is a must because of the magnification. The tripod is quite small only about 30cm high but I place it on a table outside and sit back in a chair when Im looking at the stars but a bigger tripod maybe 1m high would be alot better with these binoculars. Overall Im very happy with these Binocluars they are great value with a big magnification and clear sharp image!....Now I just need the learn some star charts so I now what Im looking at and what to look for!
