If you have any money left after Christmas...
As the new models begin to appear, older model binoculars are hitting the discount & surplus market:
From Heartland America, www.heartlandamerica.com 1-800-229-2901
FOTAR 20x80mm binocular BAK-4 prisms, waterproof, O-ring sealed, nitrogen purged. Comes with carrying case, neck strap, and integrated tripod adapter (the type that bridges the hinge and objectives and allows longitudinal balancing, no L bracket needed). Item No. D1-59811 $89.99 FOTAR 25x100mm binocular BAK-4 prisms, alloy aluminum body, individual eyepiece focus, multi-coated optics, long eye-relief, integral tripod adapter (the same type as above). These are the identical OEM binocular as the Celestron 25x100mm and Apogee 25x100 bino, the big monsters that Jim Gibson and I bought several years ago from Apogee when first introduced. Item No. D1-59959 $179.99 Shipping charges extra on all items. God bless the Chinese who will work for nothing to provide us with these large binoculars for such a low price. Get 'em now before labor unions get a foothold over there. __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Â Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com
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. However, somehow they managed to add $13 worth of AA batteries. (Batteries for binoculars?) I called them and they said they won't have the order for 24 hours and that I should send them an email (which I did). So now I wait to see if I receive a battery operated binocular... :-) Patrick Chuck Hards wrote:
As the new models begin to appear, older model binoculars are hitting the discount & surplus market:
From Heartland America, www.heartlandamerica.com 1-800-229-2901
FOTAR 25x100mm binocular BAK-4 prisms, alloy aluminum body, individual eyepiece focus, multi-coated optics, long eye-relief, integral tripod adapter (the same type as above). These are the identical OEM binocular as the Celestron 25x100mm and Apogee 25x100 bino, the big monsters that Jim Gibson and I bought several years ago from Apogee when first introduced. Item No. D1-59959 $179.99
Shipping charges extra on all items.
Chuck Hards wrote:
As the new models begin to appear, older model binoculars are hitting the discount & surplus market:
From Heartland America, www.heartlandamerica.com 1-800-229-2901
FOTAR 25x100mm binocular BAK-4 prisms, alloy aluminum body, individual eyepiece focus, multi-coated optics, long eye-relief, integral tripod adapter (the same type as above). These are the identical OEM binocular as the Celestron 25x100mm and Apogee 25x100 bino, the big monsters that Jim Gibson and I bought several years ago from Apogee when first introduced. Item No. D1-59959 $179.99
The binos arrived today. Chuck was right. They are VERY heavy for their size. I thought they would not be that much heavier than my 11x80s. Wrong! Neither of my camera tripods are stiff enough to hold them steady so I guess a new tripod is in my immediate future. But despite the wiggles the views of the Moon and Saturn (Titan and gaps between the planet and rings easily visible) are very sharp with just a little color. And checking my credit card, they did reverse the charge on the stuff they "accidentally" added so the total is as advertised. Thanks again for the tip, Chuck. Patrick
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