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Curious what brand you have. Also curious about people who dislike them and why. Obviously, EP cost will be double, but maybe collimation hassles?
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I have a set that is branded by Stellarvue though they are the same as Celestron, Williams Optics and all of the others that look like these.
I did have them re-worked by Siebert Optics after dropping them while in Canada.
They work quite well and I use them for almost all observing.

You do need to make sure that they will meet your pupil distance and some bulky eyepiece barrels will not be able to be used.
See Far Sticks: Antares Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser BV 127/1200, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
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I recently bought a pair of 10x50 Nikon Action Extremes. Excellent, sharp, high contrast optics. Rugged.

I like my 15x70 Oberworks too, but they are heavy..
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I don't have one yet. It's on my wish list.
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One thing that should be mentioned is that different telescopes may require different OCA powers to bring things to focus due to the longer lightpath length.
Sometimes a 2x barlow will suffice and most will come with a 1.6x OCA.
I have some from 1.3x to 1.8x depending on the telescope I am using.
Also a 1.25" prism is shorter than a regular mirror diagonal and a 2" prism is shorter than a 2" mirror so you may in extreme cases need to play mix and match.
See Far Sticks: Antares Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser BV 127/1200, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II/ Argo Navis, Stellarvue M2C/ Argo Navis
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Takahashi prism, TAL, Vixen flip mirror
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I really like the Orion mini-giants :)
I have the 9x63, they are still made in Japan
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I think some people are mixing up binoviewers with binoculars.
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Yes it seems that way :)
See Far Sticks: Antares Elita 103/1575, AOM FLT 105/1000, Bresser BV 127/1200, Nočný stopár 152/1200, Vyrobené doma 70/700, Stellarvue NHNG DX 80/552, TAL RS100/1000, Vixen SD115s/885
EQ: TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP, AXJ, AXD
Az/Alt: AYO Digi II/ Argo Navis, Stellarvue M2C/ Argo Navis
Tripods: Berlebach Planet (2), Uni 28 Astro, Report 372, TAL factory maple, Vixen ASG-CB90, Vixen AXD-TR102
Diagonals: Astro-Physics, Baader Amici, Baader Herschel, iStar Blue, Stellarvue DX, Takahashi prism, TAL, Vixen flip mirror
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SkyHiker wrote: Thu Nov 26, 2020 9:15 pm I think some people are mixing up binoviewers with binoculars.
:veryconfused: 😂
I think you are right, my bad :animals-dogrun:
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Post by notFritzArgelander »


I used to have the Baader Mark V and still have the Baader Maxbright. Like them both. Downsizing my kit led to letting the Mark V set go. It was heavy on some OTAs.
Scopes: Refs: Orion ST80, SV 80EDA f7, TS 102ED f11 Newts: AWB 130mm, f5, Z12 f5; Cats: VMC110L, Intes MK66,VMC200L f9.75 EPs: KK Fujiyama Orthoscopics, 2x Vixen NPLs (40-6mm) and BCOs, Baader Mark IV zooms, TV Panoptics, Delos, Plossl 32-8mm. Mixed brand Masuyama/Astroplans Binoculars: Nikon Aculon 10x50, Celestron 15x70, Baader Maxbright. Mounts: Star Seeker IV, Vixen Porta II, Celestron CG5
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