Hi Seth, I modified my parallelogram mount to handle the 25x100 binoculars I just bought from Patrick Wiggins last week, and it holds them (it) very steady. The parallelogram is mounted on a very solid (think expensive) Bogen tripod. If you have never scanned the southern summer skies around Sagitarius under very dark skies with a large binocular, you are in for a real treat. I still remember showing comets Schumaker-Levi and Hyakutaki to people through my 20x80's and hearing the gasps as people reacted to the beauty of the image. Clear skies! Wayne A. Sumner Math/Physics/Astronomy/Engineering Boy's Tennis Coach Northridge High School Davis School District (801) 402-8610
SJarvis@slco.org 10/06/06 9:57 AM >>> I own a pair of Celestron 25x100's but I never use the silly things because not even my heaviest-duty camera tripod can keep them steady.
I've seen parallelogram-type mounts, but they all have maximum weight capacities that are less than the weight of the 25x100 monsters. How do you guys manage these things? Why is just one of them called a "pair of binoculars" and I'm forced to speak of them in the plural? Wouldn't it make more sense to call them a "pair of monoculars?" Just grousing. I really do want to know how big-bino owners manage to use theirs. $170 sounds like a screamin' deal. Maybe the money you save on them can go towards a monster tripod & mount. Seth -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces+sjarvis=slco.org@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 5:18 PM To: Utah-Astro Subject: [Utah-astronomy] 25x100mm binos Fotar binos (same as Celestron, Apogee) on-sale for $169.99: http://www.heartlandamerica.com/browse/item.asp?product=fotar-25-x-100-binoc ulars&PIN=38295&GUID=E78F6819-F4D7-412A-B921-46B9FDE9D925&BC=S&DL=SEH8 Shipping charges extra. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.utahastronomy.com