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Recommend lightweight large binoculars?

Started by toml, 01/12/2005 04:05PM
Posted 01/12/2005 04:05PM Opening Post
Hi. I don't remember being really surpised by the weight of a binocular. Are there any surprises out there? Another way of asking this is have you ever picked up a pair of 20x70s and thought wow, these feel like 7x35s.

I like grab and go for binoculars, otherwise if I'm setting up, I may as well set up a scope. So hand held use is important (but a parallel bino mount is not out of the question for future either).

I guess 30 magnification would be nice too if it meant throwing saturn's rings in the realm, that would take steadiness I know, not just light weight, but I hope you get the picture of what I'm after here?

Thanks,
TomL