RASC Hamilton 15x70mm binoculars - $49.99

[jfpatch]

Thanks. Epoxy and Duct tape - man's best friends.

Sent by John from his iPad 2!

On Nov 26, 2013, at 23:07, David Surette <thirdalchemist at gmail.com> wrote:

Those of us that already have a pair of these binoculars all agree that the tripod mount that comes with them is not the greatest, (sucks actually!)
However with a some epoxy and a few nails ( I used 2" finish nails) cut to size you can stiffen up the mount considerably by filling the indentations on either side with epoxy and embedding the nail shanks in the epoxy.

Dave


> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Scott Barrie <morganman at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> They're $50.00, 15X70 binoculars. As long as you don't go into it expecting Zeiss or Fujinon you will probably be happy.
> 
> Maybe I lucked out; my pair focus fine and they seem to be collimated.  Don't use them every day but they are nice to have at hand. 
> 
> Roger is quite right about the tripod mount, which is a shame, because they really are at their best on a tripod. But, as he says... easily modified.
> 
> Scott B.
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>> On 2013-11-26, at 8:32 PM, jfpatch wrote:
>> 
>> I've read some pretty negative reviews on the web. Who / what should I believe???
>> 
>> Sent by John from his iPad 2!
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>> On Nov 26, 2013, at 18:18, David Surette <thirdalchemist at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Good point Roger, these guys can sell out quickly so shop early!
>> Forgot to mention that I bought a pair a couple of years ago and for the price they are spectacular. Every time I go up to the cottage I use them just about every night and they never stop amazing me! 
>> 
>> 
>> David
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>>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Roger Hill <Roger.Hill at hiteach.net> wrote:
>>> I know...I just thought I'd let the Centre and its friends about it ahead of time.
>>> 
>>> Be warned, though...they can sell out fairly quickly in some stores.
>>> 
>>> Roger
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: astronomers-bounces at hamiltonrasc.ca on behalf of David Surette
>>> Sent: Tue 26/11/2013 2:32 PM
>>> To: astronomers at hamiltonrasc.ca
>>> Subject: Re: RASC Hamilton 15x70mm binoculars - $49.99
>>> 
>>> They always do... These binoculars seem to come around about every 6 months or so.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:29 PM, John Ramberg <ramberg.john at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>         Thanks Roger
>>>         Lool...I knew that if I waited long enough, a good sale would come along!
>>> 
>>> 
>>>         On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:00 PM, Roger Hill <Roger.Hill at hiteach.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>                 Celestron 15x70mm binoculars will be on sale starting on Thursday at Canadian Tire.
>>> 
>>>                 It's part of their "Red Thursday" event, trying to beat "Black Friday" prices by a day.
>>> 
>>>                 It is possible to collimate them, if the images for the right and left eye don't line up, which is not unusual.
>>> 
>>>                 They're great for a quick look at the sky and could be really nice for comet viewing.
>>> 
>>>                 They also come with a tripod adapter which is too flimsy for the job, but can be easily modified to make it a lot stiffer.
>>> 
>>>                 Roger
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