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Posts Made By: Gregory Erickson

August 23, 2006 03:55 PM Forum: Astro Binoculars

Looking for the Best Big Binos

Posted By Gregory Erickson
I recently caught the astronomy bug and a bunch of us are forming a club in my WI town. A number of guys already have telescopes and I am thinking of buying big binoculars to offer something different for the club, and after reading one man's preference for using big binoculars over his 10in Dobsonian it seems like a good strategy. However, I can't find any review of a number of big binos. The Celestron 25x100 is the lowest cost but is it the same quality as Oberwerks? What about Garrett and others? Is there a review of big binos (at least 3 or 6 of them) comparing them? I read Consumer Reports but don't think they did anything on big binos. I appreciate help from anyone who has lots of experience with big binos.
Thank you in advance,
Greg smile

August 23, 2006 04:02 PM Forum: Equipment Talk

Looking for the Best Big Binos

Posted By Gregory Erickson
I recently caught the astronomy bug and a bunch of us are forming a club in my town. A number of guys already have telescopes and I am thinking of buying big binoculars to offer something different for the club, and after reading one man's preference for using big binoculars over his 10in Dobsonian it seems like a good strategy. However, I can't find any review of a number of big binos. The Celestron 25x100 is the lowest cost but is it the same quality as Oberwerks? What about Garrett and others? Is there a review of big binos (at least 3 or 6 of them) comparing them? I read Consumer Reports but don't think they did anything on big binos. The 45degree binos look interesting but before I part with $1500 I want to ask others if such a big investment is worth it.
Thank you in advance,
Greg smile

August 30, 2006 04:27 PM Forum: Astro Binoculars

New Big Binos 90 degree lower price !

Posted By Gregory Erickson
Anyone use the new 88mm Apogee 90 degree binos? Nice price, about $700 from a listing I saw. I hope more players will get into the 90 degree big bino market with great optics for less than a grand. Another poster said Apogee is working on a 100mm pair.

Greg "Bullwinkle"

September 1, 2006 12:46 AM Forum: Astro Binoculars

Brain Fart Alert....Best Big Binos..

Posted By Gregory Erickson
Hello all! I proved my 'newbie' status posting here. Someone sent me an email reply about a week ago regarding my search for best big binos and I accidently deleted it. He has a photo of his face with an eye piece that greatly enlarges one eye. I hope he reads this and will be gracious enough to write me again what he said. I spent many minutes looking for his name and handle on other posts to no avail. I am sorry!
Sincerely,
Greg "Bullwinkle"

December 29, 2006 10:28 PM Forum: Astro Binoculars

Garrett, Oberwerk 45degree 100mm binos..worth it?

Posted By Gregory Erickson
At $1700 it's a big investment in binos. Garrett has 1 review based only 1 hr of observational time. Has anyone else spent some time with these? This is the competitor to Oberwerk's 45 degree bino which costs $100 more. Both have the 1.25" standard eyepieces and I love the 45 degree design, but are the optics great and are the Garrett's as good as the Oberwerk's?
Decisions...decisions...I need more reviews..
Bullwinkle

March 20, 2007 12:56 AM Forum: AstroMart FAQ

leaving feedback

Posted By Gregory Erickson
Help, please. How do I leave feedback on a completed classified about a month old now. I have the ad # and the seller handle but don't see how to leave positive feedback. Is it too late?
Thank you in advance,
Greg

January 4, 2007 05:06 AM Forum: Astro Binoculars

New Fork Mount from Lumicon/ Parks

Posted By Gregory Erickson
Good to see your post Joplin. You replied to one of mine many months ago and I accidently deleted it as a newbie to Astromart and not familiar with the buttons and features. I felt embarrassed. How good is your memory? smile
I forgot what i asked but it was about binos on this thread. Is there a search feature for archived posts? Anyway, thanks for the reply.
Greg in Wisconsin
Oberwerk 15x70
Fujinon 16x70
On the hunt for more

April 5, 2007 09:16 PM Forum: After Dark

New Green Comet

Posted By Gregory Erickson
Thanks Darrell for the heads up!
That's great astro news.
There was a Lovejoy in my Army basic training unit. The drill sergeants had some fun with his name. It's a great name for a beautiful green comet.

Wishing I can get my name on a comet,

Greg

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