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Hi Chris,
I quickly got fed up with that finder as well as it was so hard to look through, so off it came. I replaced it with a red dot finder which cost me around $80. It has different patterns (cross, dot, etc) that you can choose, but most useful is that I can reduce the intensity of the light on it. When I bought it, Ron at Sirrius Optics told me that particular feature was a good one to have, and he was right. Regarding the batteries, they are cheap enough and easily obtainable from such stores as Jaycar. Make sure you buy a few each time and keep them with your eyepieces. You never want these batteries to run out without backup. They last for ages, providing you remember to turn it OFF when finished observing. I lost a few batteries in the beginning because of this.
I can't comment on the comparison to the Telrad as I don't know enough about the Telrads.
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