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The New Orion GiantView ED 20x100

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Are these Orion GiantView Ed 20x100 a clone of the APM 20x100 ED binoculars. Thanks all

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Telescopes: Celestron 150mm f/8 Refractor, Meade LX70 120mm f/8 Refractor, Vixen 70mm f/12.9 Refractor, Orion ST80, Tasco 49N 50mm Red Refractor
Binoculars: Orion GiantView ED 16x80, Zhumell Giant 20x80, Oberwerk LW 11x70, Levenhuk Sherman 7x50
Mounts: Orion SkyView Pro Equatorial, Orion Versago II Altazimuth, Farpoint Universal Parrallelogram Mount, Orion Paragon-Plus Parrallelogram Mount, Orion Tritech II Fluid Head Tripod
Finders: GSO 8x50 Raci, Svbony Red Dot
Diagonals: GSO Dielectric 2", GSO Dielectric 1.25"
Eyepieces: Starguider Dual ED 12mm/15mm/18mm, Long Perng LER 5mm/6mm/9mm, BST UWA 4mm/7mm, AgenaAstro 8mm-24mm Zoom, Meade 56mm Plossl, GSO Superview 30mm, Astromania-Olivon 22mm, Celestron Ultima Edge 30mm, GSO Plossls 32mm/25mm/20mm, GSO 20mm Superview, Svbony 20mm/15mm/9mm/6mm, Svbony Aspheric 23mm/10mm/4mm, Agena Super Wide Angle 15mm, GSO 2" 2x ED Barlow Lens, Few No Name Brand Ebay Plossls
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Re: The New Orion GiantView ED 20x100

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Look similar yes, a clone... I have doubts.
Marcus does small batch buys with very high QA/ QC standards which are much better than standard mass produced.
Refractors: Antares 105mm f/15 (modified), Celestron 150mm f/8 (modified), Homemade 70mm f/10 (LZOS K8/F8 doublet), Stellarvue NHNG Deluxe 80mm f/6.9, TAL 100RS f/10, Vixen ED115s f/7.7
EQ Mounts: Celestron CG-5, Celestron ASGT (modified), TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP/ Berlebach Planet
Az/ Alt Mounts: Celestron SLT (modified), Manfrotto 055B/ RC28, Manfrotto 028B/ Stellarvue M2C/ Argo Navis
Diagonal: 2” Astro-Physics MaxBright, 2” Stellarvue Deluxe, 2” TAL dielectric, 2” TeleVue Everbrite, 1.25" Vixen flip mirror, 2” Baader DX-2 Amici prism, 2” Long Perng Amici prism, 2” Baader Herschel wedge
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss, definitely more than 1 person requires
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Re: The New Orion GiantView ED 20x100

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There are some differences in dimensions and weight. So not clones. I had good experience with binos from both brands, but I would go with APM. As Gabby says better QA/QC.

However, if you considering spending $1,000 on 100mm binos, I would spend a bit more and get

https://skygazeoptics.com/products/apm- ... -eyepieces :D
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Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Celestron/Vixen Giant 20x80; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50 & 8x40.
EPs: Pentax: XWs & XFs; TeleVue: Delites, Panoptic & Plossls; ES: 68, 62; Vixen: SLVs; Baader: BCOs, Aspherics, Mark IV.
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Re: The New Orion GiantView ED 20x100

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Bigzmey wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:20 pm There are some differences in dimensions and weight. So not clones. I had good experience with binos from both brands, but I would go with APM. As Gabby says better QA/QC.

However, if you considering spending $1,000 on 100mm binos, I would spend a bit more and get

https://skygazeoptics.com/products/apm- ... -eyepieces :D
Not buying them. I was just curious. Yeah, my next binoculars will be 100mm 90 degree.
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Telescopes: Celestron 150mm f/8 Refractor, Meade LX70 120mm f/8 Refractor, Vixen 70mm f/12.9 Refractor, Orion ST80, Tasco 49N 50mm Red Refractor
Binoculars: Orion GiantView ED 16x80, Zhumell Giant 20x80, Oberwerk LW 11x70, Levenhuk Sherman 7x50
Mounts: Orion SkyView Pro Equatorial, Orion Versago II Altazimuth, Farpoint Universal Parrallelogram Mount, Orion Paragon-Plus Parrallelogram Mount, Orion Tritech II Fluid Head Tripod
Finders: GSO 8x50 Raci, Svbony Red Dot
Diagonals: GSO Dielectric 2", GSO Dielectric 1.25"
Eyepieces: Starguider Dual ED 12mm/15mm/18mm, Long Perng LER 5mm/6mm/9mm, BST UWA 4mm/7mm, AgenaAstro 8mm-24mm Zoom, Meade 56mm Plossl, GSO Superview 30mm, Astromania-Olivon 22mm, Celestron Ultima Edge 30mm, GSO Plossls 32mm/25mm/20mm, GSO 20mm Superview, Svbony 20mm/15mm/9mm/6mm, Svbony Aspheric 23mm/10mm/4mm, Agena Super Wide Angle 15mm, GSO 2" 2x ED Barlow Lens, Few No Name Brand Ebay Plossls
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Re: The New Orion GiantView ED 20x100

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A friend has the ones that Bigzmey has linked to, excellent views with them.
If you enjoy binocular viewing these are outstanding.
Refractors: Antares 105mm f/15 (modified), Celestron 150mm f/8 (modified), Homemade 70mm f/10 (LZOS K8/F8 doublet), Stellarvue NHNG Deluxe 80mm f/6.9, TAL 100RS f/10, Vixen ED115s f/7.7
EQ Mounts: Celestron CG-5, Celestron ASGT (modified), TAL MT-1, Vixen SXP/ Berlebach Planet
Az/ Alt Mounts: Celestron SLT (modified), Manfrotto 055B/ RC28, Manfrotto 028B/ Stellarvue M2C/ Argo Navis
Diagonal: 2” Astro-Physics MaxBright, 2” Stellarvue Deluxe, 2” TAL dielectric, 2” TeleVue Everbrite, 1.25" Vixen flip mirror, 2” Baader DX-2 Amici prism, 2” Long Perng Amici prism, 2” Baader Herschel wedge
Eyepieces: Antares to Zeiss, definitely more than 1 person requires
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Lady Fraktor wrote: ↑Thu Apr 28, 2022 8:31 pm A friend has the ones that Bigzmey has linked to, excellent views with them.
If you enjoy binocular viewing these are outstanding.
I think about those 90 degree 100mm all the time. However, my next chunk of play money will go to buying scuba diving gear. There is some great scuba diving just six hours drive from me. I just do not want to rent the lousy gear anymore.
Telescopes: Celestron 150mm f/8 Refractor, Meade LX70 120mm f/8 Refractor, Vixen 70mm f/12.9 Refractor, Orion ST80, Tasco 49N 50mm Red Refractor
Binoculars: Orion GiantView ED 16x80, Zhumell Giant 20x80, Oberwerk LW 11x70, Levenhuk Sherman 7x50
Mounts: Orion SkyView Pro Equatorial, Orion Versago II Altazimuth, Farpoint Universal Parrallelogram Mount, Orion Paragon-Plus Parrallelogram Mount, Orion Tritech II Fluid Head Tripod
Finders: GSO 8x50 Raci, Svbony Red Dot
Diagonals: GSO Dielectric 2", GSO Dielectric 1.25"
Eyepieces: Starguider Dual ED 12mm/15mm/18mm, Long Perng LER 5mm/6mm/9mm, BST UWA 4mm/7mm, AgenaAstro 8mm-24mm Zoom, Meade 56mm Plossl, GSO Superview 30mm, Astromania-Olivon 22mm, Celestron Ultima Edge 30mm, GSO Plossls 32mm/25mm/20mm, GSO 20mm Superview, Svbony 20mm/15mm/9mm/6mm, Svbony Aspheric 23mm/10mm/4mm, Agena Super Wide Angle 15mm, GSO 2" 2x ED Barlow Lens, Few No Name Brand Ebay Plossls
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