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    Good morning 🌞🌞 please help deciding binoculars!

    instead of aculon try the action ex, ae, the zeiss will have a lower transmission_ due to age coatings, but is a great looking bino, and good to hold
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    Dodgy vision or Binocular fault?

    i may be totally misreading you but do you have the 2 barrels set apart at the right s=distance for the width between your eyes, called the ipd, have you adjusted the the distance the 2 barrels are apart, ie swung them further in.out whilst looking thru them?
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    Binocular harnesses and slings?

    i just bought the cheaper zeiss harness, which was about 60, the premium version is close to 100, nice wide straps, takes the weight off the neck—i have had a ebay chinese version, straps were too thin, meaning it felt tight and cut under the underarms i bought it for the zeiss 15x60 when i want...
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    Compact scope to use for garden

    what about a 12x or 15x power bino on monopod, still light weight & monopod help keep it steady, scopes are very difficult handhold, though something like the celestron 9x-27x50 ed hummingbird, at low power might work
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    Zeiss Diascope and Baader eyepieces

    the hyperion eyepieces aren’t great at the edge, pentax xf12 or xw14 would b better, but above 30x; i’m guessing the xw14 provides around 35x. the morpheus ep mentioned is excellent
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    What should I clean binocular lenses with?

    i bought a big box of zeiss wipes, cheap in bulk, or i use windex
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    Mid price porro binoculars for beginners

    you could go for something like a pentax 9x32 roof 249 US from bhphotovideo, with your 250Euro budget you can still get a decent roof, the nikon porro's are nice, but getting harder to get- the small porro is becoming extinct. i have ha nikon 10x32Eii, and sightron-cant go wrong with either
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    Scope bodies versus scope eyepieces? Optical importance and upgrades...

    a good system/; lens set matched with body prism will last for ages, newer coatings might squeeze out an extra smidge of transmission - the nikon fieldscopes attest to this, their eyepieces are less sought after, and i’m sure people would jump at being able to fit new wide field designs to...
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    In your opinion, the best looking binoculars are....

    indeed
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    Best scope to buy for this price range?

    also check out nikon monarch 82
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    Best scope to buy for this price range?

    kowa tan 773 would be an excellent choice, i would take it over the swaro, is objective size or weight/portability more important,which tripod u using/planning to buy
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    What price range gets most for your money?

    what is it about your current bino makes you want to upgrade from? some lower priced options nikon monarch 7, olympus pro 8x42
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    Looking into a eagle nest at 3,200 feet away. Indoor glassing options

    long refractors are big cumbersome & need serious mounts, a maksutov w reflectix to insulate is much easier, i have a 120mm meade & 127mm mak, mak is much quicker to setup & mount, high power is easy w cheapish astro pieces, atmospheric conditions will play a part as you’ll likely need to be...
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    Kowa TSN-82SV or Vanguard Endeavor HD 82A

    good choice, the celestron is much lower quality, if you are in ned of astro supplies close to you is tan14.com i have bought goods from here for delivery to Aus and he is great to deal with
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    Help me choose my next spotting scope, please

    from cloudy nights the kowa 883 reviews better for astro use than the swarovski equivalent , grab the 1.6x adapter with their 25-60x zoom. if you can find a nikon 82ed fieldscope, with the 25-75x zoom you will get some reasonable moon views, planets are sharp but bit small, i used mine for...
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    nikon fieldscope eyepiece adapter to 1.25”

    i’d like to use my nikon fieldscope 25-75x zoom on my astro telescope, has anyone seen a 3d printer file for an adapter which the eyepiece threads into to use in my 1.25” focuser?
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    Celestron Maksutov C90 spotter.

    example i used didn’t handle magnification much above 50x, the prism seems a weak point, straight thru with good quality diagonal was better
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    Spotting scope with high magnification.?

    kona 883 w 1,6 extender, there is one for sale in norway on cloudynights, btw which ed refractor do you have?
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    What to buy with 4k budget

    too late but there was a kona 883 advertised on cloudynights - for sale norway, a guy had some comparisons & the kiwa took high nagnification better with the 1.6 extender over the swaro 95
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    Swarovski ATX 95 vs Kowa Prominar TSN 883

    also late to the discussion but one of the CN memebrs tested both [he has 2 x swaro units for ems binocular] he said the kowa easily takes 100x +, but the swaro cannot -he has even had the jowa with extender & astro eyepieces over 200x & image is still ok
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    In Search of a "Qualified" Tech

    Bill still calling a spade a spade, thanks danH
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    Celestron Trailsetter 100 & M2 100ED

    you seem to bemoan the trail setter not being able to take magnification, but it is a short fast f/l achromatic refractor -grab any of the astro refractors with normal achro obj. & they will all show a kaleidoscope once you increase mag on the right object. they are wide field instruments only...
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    Help Required

    you can't unscrew the bottom of the baader either as it has a piece of glass [neg lens if i remem.] try unscrewing the bottom element & put it inot the freezer -the cold may help a little [don't leave it too long -jus t get cool] other thing you can do is hit the back of the scope with a...
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    Orion Apex 127, focal reducer, and Canon Rebel??

    you can use thr focal reducer -you will see a slight reduction in pic IQ, what kind of distances are you thinking? it will be better used at prime focus but 1500mm is quite long & difficult to sight celestron & meade also make the f6.3 reducer -avoid the 1.25" 0.5x reducer -is gives poor quality...
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    Birding binoculars vs. hunting binoculars

    I think there is a big diff between 8 &10x, I can hand hold 8 very steady, 10 I can't but for distant obi. I find them a musr
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