Thought I'd put my 2 cents in..... bought the Zhumell 20x80s on ebay for $56 (+$20 for shipping) and used them for the first time last night. Any binos this large need a tripod but didn't have the same issues that have been talked about. Checked out the moon this morning and was impressed with the clarity! Bought these because I am going on an across the U.S. vacation at the beginning of July and can't bring either of my 10" scopes. I am sure there are better binos out there and probably would have spent at least 2x or more than what I did, but all should consider what funds are available. Should be able to get some dark skies somewhere in the U.S.! Certainly don't have them here in L.A.!!! Dave

well i got mine as i bought them from a bid on ebay very good no problems with collmination the view is perfectly clear , and to be honest as i had the celestron 15x70 which i gave it to my brother i was able to hold them for a little bit but i have a seat which i use and position my arms for hand holding and has worked out for me untill i can get a good tripod but the binos look good

Monchito,

You were one of the lucky ones, good for you.

I can handhold my 30x80mm binoculars, from a sitting position, just for 'scanning' the heavens. 

If you handhold frequently it will become quite enjoyable after plenty of practice.

well i rather do it that way to be honest especialy when you point the bino toward the zenith and because if i see something that i want to see real fast on the tripod would be really difficult just trying to get it in position of unscrewing it off by the time i do that whatever it was may be gone,,as long as i have a place where to rest my arms i have been able to use these big binos woth no problem whatso ever................

 

good evening  everyone! hey genesis it sure has been awhile! Been trying to look up but everytime i wanted to set the binos upstate ny , it was well as we say:" cloudy nights" I really haven't been star gazing last few months! but still have all my binoculars and my orion parallelagram  hdx tripod..kust waiting for clear nights now! hope all is well good buddy!

John,

Good to hear from you after your somewhat lengthy sabbatical.

I've picked up a few used binos since your last visit.  I found a couple at garage sales.

Also, one from a deceased relative, & another from a deceased individual's estate, sold thru astromart.

There has been a couple of deaths, in the family, since last December.

Other than that, I'm still poking along.

Stan

 

I;m sorry for your lose of some close relatives, keep the faith genesis!Hey i been using pandora radio and listening to some free choice of music, i prefer new age meditation while checking out the cool photos of the month here on this site! I honestly can't get over how small we are in many ways compared to what God created!  god bless you Stan!