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Telescope Reviews: William Optics 7x50 ED binocular minireviewrising and very low behind some thin clouds, so it didn’t much interfere. Iscanned around (mounted) in the vicinity of M31 and had some pleasantviews. I dropped down a little lower to search for M33 a much more difficultto see extended galaxy. At first I didn’t see it. Once I got out my charts andlocated the exact spot, I was then only able to see it with averted vision. AsI would wiggle the binocular back and forth just a little, maybe a degree, Icould see the diffuse background glow of this very extended face on galaxy.I was then able to confirm what I saw by moving away and coming back tothe area. Using the same back and forth scan, I could pretty easily pick outM33 as just ever so slightly brighter against the background sky. I wouldconsider this an indicator of good contrast.This is a very nice binocular. Some users are content with low power views.It would not be my binocular of choice for astronomy, but it could be for anynumber of people who cherish those low powers wide swaths of sky. Thisparticular binocular could provide you those views. It seems prettycomfortable to hand hold and produces no false color or internal reflectionsto speak of. If you have the large eye pupils to take advantage of this7.2mm exit pupil, you would have a very bright image. This large exit pupilwill also make it easy for you to hold onto the view in daylight, althoughyour effective aperture would be much smaller. Still, the image seems crispand daylight color rendition seems pretty natural.The binocular sells for $299.00 from William Optics.edz--------------------Teach a kid something today. The feeling you'll get is one of life's greatestrewards.Post Extras:KennyJRe: WilliamOptics 7x50 EDbinocularminireview[Re: EdZ]EditReplyQuoteQuick ReplyReged: 04/27/03Posts: 4614Loc: Lancashire UK#694436 -11/19/05 02:16 PMhttp://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/694293/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1/vc/1 (4 of 22)2006/4/26 •• 04:44:56
Telescope Reviews: William Optics 7x50 ED binocular minireviewFor a MINI - REVIEW based on " early findings " this was a surprisinglyhighly informative piece . Well done again Ed .I also get a strong initial impression , as I do with the Captain's Helmsman 7x 50 IF , that for less than $300 , anyone given to lower - magnification ,hand - held binocular viewing , particularly in darker sky locations , could dofar worse than treat themselves to one of these .Others have commented elsewhere that the use of ED glass for binoculars aslow powered as 7x is either a waste or a " gimmick " , but some of Ed'sobservations about lack of CA , appear to contradict that opinion .The CN binocular mini - review section will be all the richer for the inclusionof this .Kenny--------------------2 eyes and a preference to use bothBinocular Sheep Counting Champion 2002 - 2005BinOSCAR award winner 2005Binocular Security HERO Award 2006Helios 102 f5 refractorZeiss 85 diascopeHelios 15 x 70Telstar 10 x 50Swift 10 x 50Bresser 10 x 50Helmsman 7 x 50Zeiss 7 x 42Bushnell 8 x 42Swarovski 8 x 20Post Extras:http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/694293/page/0/view/collapsed/sb/5/o/all/fpart/1/vc/1 (5 of 22)2006/4/26 •• 04:44:56
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