Remember that these are the "ten pounders" and completely non-hand-holdable unless you are the governor of California! I've been working on a parallelogram on steroids for the better part of a year now, hoping to have a prototype or two done by the time it warms up this spring. I noticed that they also had the excellent 15x70mm on-sale for $49.99, but after shipping fees you'd be almost as wise to buy them locally at Big-5 and pay the sales tax on the frequent discount price of $59.99. In fact even when they are not on-sale, if you ask the manager for the sale price, most of the time he/she will accomodate you.
From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net>
Per Chuck's recommendation I just went on line and ordered a pair. Cost, including standard shipping and an "order processing fee" came to $201.93.
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FWIW, I've got a pair of five-pound 20x80s on a parallelogram whose rating tops out at five pounds. The things bob around like an anglerfish's lure. I can 'just' manage the binos unassisted for terrestrial stuff, but you'd need twice the mount I've got for them to be truly usable at night. On Jan 9, 2006, at 6:46 AM, Chuck Hards wrote:
Remember that these are the "ten pounders" and completely non-hand-holdable unless you are the governor of California! I've been working on a parallelogram on steroids for the better part of a year now, hoping to have a prototype or two done by the time it warms up this spring.
I noticed that they also had the excellent 15x70mm on-sale for $49.99, but after shipping fees you'd be almost as wise to buy them locally at Big-5 and pay the sales tax on the frequent discount price of $59.99. In fact even when they are not on-sale, if you ask the manager for the sale price, most of the time he/she will accomodate you.
From: Patrick Wiggins <paw@trilobyte.net>
Per Chuck's recommendation I just went on line and ordered a pair. Cost, including standard shipping and an "order processing fee" came to $201.93.
__________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
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