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["Mike Loftus" <mikeloftus@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tom:

I just purchased a pair of Cannon 10x30 Stabilizing binocs from Camera City
in NY online for $305.
I am very impressed.  The price was the best I found.  Check online with
Cannon for details and spec's.



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[mailto:az-observing-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tom Mozdzen
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Binoculars - opinions?



Hi,
My 20yr old 1st pair of cheap binocs are ready to be replaced by a "nicer"
pair.
I was looking at the Orion 7x50s using BK4 glass, ~$150, but I had the
feeling this was too high a price.
I then looked into the Minolta (a name you can trust?) 7x50 Classic II
binocs, which uses BK7 glass, and  has quite a high brightness rating as
compared to most of the other ones (51 vs 25-39). The FOV is ~45 degress,
which is a bit smaller than some of the wide fields, but still sounds good
enough.
These run about $100.

Does anyone have any comments or advise on this subject?

Thanks in advance,

Tom


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