Astro binoculars?

I recently sold my pair of Celestron Skymaster 20X80's. I just didn't like them. The optics were OK but I found them hard to look through. I have a pair of Fujinon 7X50's which I can look through all day but the Skymasters seemed to have less than the advertised 15mm eye relief. I used them with a parallelogram mount so it wasn't holding them steady or for a long period that was the problem.

Enough complaining...

Does anyone have any reccomendations for a new pair of "big" binoculars? I don't want to spend a fortune but want something better. I have read good things about the Oberwerk Light Weight 20X80s and the Orion Megaview seem a possible choice.

Are there others that people are happy with. Are any of the 22X100s that seem to be sold under many names any good?

Any feedback will be greatly appreciated.
Dave

I have the 15 X 80 Megaviews and am very impressed with their quality and optics. No matter what they say, however, they are right on the edge of being useful for someone (like me) that has the added pain in the !@# of dealing with astigmatism. If you suffer the same fate, I wouldn't go to the 20s.

Pat

You may consider building a mount. A bit of study of some designs out there and modest woodworking equipment will do the job. Take a look at attached of my setup.

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