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25x100 Binoculars Apogee, Burgess or APM?

Started by parrim, 06/08/2003 06:17PM
Posted 06/08/2003 06:17PM Opening Post
I am looking into one of the $300 25x100 binoculars which have been advertised lately. It looks like three companies are carrying them. Apogee, Burgess and APM. Apogee and Burgess are $300. APM is selling them for $280.

Does anyone know if there are any differences between the three? The specs seem slightly different ( eye relief ) but I am not sure if this is rounding error or truely represents a different design between the three dealers.

I'd also be interested in knowing what kind of case each comes with.

Feedback for anyone who knows these answers or has bought a set of these binoculars from one of these three vendors would be greatly appreciated.

Clear Skies and thanks for the help.
Posted 06/09/2003 12:52AM #1
All three are very similar. I purchased 2 20X80 LW from Burgess and am very happy with the customer service. APM is well know astro equipment supplier but they are based in Germany. Check the Astro bino forum for(about 20 May) for a comparsion between the Burgess and Apogee 25X100.( almost no difference)'

You may want to consider the Oberwerk 22X100 as well. It's essentially the same design butat 22X with 3.8 deg FOV, with Center Focus and broadband multi coating. I think both the APM and Burgess models are IF. Price of the Oberwerk 22X100 is $395.

Erik D