Porro Binoculars
June 27, 2010 by admin
Filed under Birdwatching Binoculars
Porro Binoculars
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Alpen Pro 10×50 Wide Angle Long Eye Relief Porro Binoculars, Green 312 $76.99 |
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Barska Xtreme View 10×50 Wide Angle Porro BaK-4 Prism Binoculars, Blue AB10598 $79.94 |
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Bushnell 8×25 Spectator Series Compact Binoculars Black Porro 178025C $46.99 |
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Barska 7 x 50 Battalion Porro Binoculars w/Internal Rangefinder and Compass $184.94 |
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Bushnell Marine Binoculars Blued, Porro $140.75 |
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Nikon Action Zoom Binocular 7-15x 35mm Porro Prism Black #7227 $155.95 |
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New 12×25 Bushnell H20 Porro Prism Model binoculars $57.50 |
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Steiner Predator Pro Porro 8 x 30 (#288) Compact Binoculars Ergonomic Eyecups $279.98 |
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Bushnell 10×50 Powerview Binocular 131054 Porro Prism 13-1054 Camo NEW $64.99 |
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Edmund Scientific Porro Binocular Prism Blank $20.00 |
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Canon 18×50 IS Porro Prism Binocular, USA #4624A002 $1,999.00 |
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Bushnell 7×50 H2O Waterproof & Fogproof Binoculars Porro Prism 150750 BLACK NEW $83.97 |
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Bushnell 8×26 H2O Compact Porro Prism Waterproof & Fogproof Binocular NEW $58.97 |
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Canon 18×50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular Wide Angle Porro Prism NEW $1,369.97 |
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BUSHNELL POWERVIEW 16 X 50 PORRO PRISM RUBBER ARMORED BINOCULARS-13-1650 $39.99 |
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Swift Aerolite 7X50 Binoculars Swift 781 Armored Aerolite 7×50 Porro Binoculars $15.95 |
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Meade 10×50 TravelView 50mm Fully Coated Rubber Porro Prism Binoculars NEW $27.00 |
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BUSHNELL 173507 7×35 PERMAFOCUS BINOCULARS BK-7 PRISM FOCUS FREE, PORRO PRISMS $69.99 |
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NIKON Black 9X25CF Porro Prism Binoculars In Box $39.00 |
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Alpen Pro 10×50 Wide Angle Long Eye Relief Porro Binoculars, Green 312 $76.99 |
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Bushnell 8×25 Spectator Series Compact Binoculars Black Porro 178025C $46.99 |
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Barska 7 x 50 Battalion Porro Binoculars w/Internal Rangefinder and Compass $184.94 |
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Steiner 185 8×30 Navigator Porro Prism Binocular $199.95 |
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Bushnell Legacy Binoculars 10-22×50 Porro Waterproof $161.00 |
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Bushnell Marine 7×50 Blued, Porro Binoculars WP-FP $159.99 |
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Bushnell BUS133450 Falcon 10x50mm Porro Binoculars Instafocus Fully Coated $47.59 |
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Bushnell BUS139755 Powerview 7-15x25mm Compact BK-7 Porro Prisms Binoculars $69.99 |
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Bushnell BUS131054 Powerview 10x50mm BK-7 Porro Prisms Binoculars Instafocus $68.49 |
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Bushnell BUS131650 Powerview 16x50mm BK-7 Porro Prisms Binoculars Instafocus $73.19 |
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Bushnell BUS132050 Powerview 20x50mm BK-7 Porro Prisms Binoculars Instafocus $77.89 |
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Brunton Lite-Tech Porro Prism Binoculars 10X50 Sport $43.95 |
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Celestron 71301 – UpClose No Focus 8×40 Porro Binocular (Black) $23.95 |
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Celestron 71320 Nature 8×42 Porro Binocular (Black) $64.95 |
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Bushnell Legend Binocular 10X 26 Compact Water-Proof, Porro Prism Black Rubber $137.93 |
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Bushnell Powerview 8×25 Porro Binocular 139825 $57.61 |
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Celestron 71301 – UpClose No Focus 8×40 Porro Binocular (Black) $23.95 |
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Celestron 71320 Nature 8×42 Porro Binocular (Black) $59.95 |
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Redfield – 10×50 Renegade Porro Prism Binoculars 67620 $126.75 |
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Fujinon 7×50 FMTR-SX Polaris, Porro Prism Binocular #7107507 $569.00 |
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Tasco Essentials 8-24×25 mm Porro Compact Zoom Binoculars – Paper Box: ES82425 $45.99 |
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Bushnell Natureview Binoculars 8x42mm Black Porro $120.72 |
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Visionking 8X26 Porro Mini Hunting/Travelling Bak 4 Binoculars Telescopes $49.99 |
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Tasco Essentials 8-24×25 mm Porro Compact Zoom Binoculars – Paper Box: ES82425 $45.99 |
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Jason Empire Mercury 10×50 Binoculars-Beautiful HighGrade Porro Prism Binoculars $47.11 |
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BUSHNELL MARINE BINOCULARS BLUED, PORRO PRISM, DIGITAL COMPASS 137507 $244.45 |
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BUSHNELL MARINE BINOCULARS BLUED, PORRO PRISM, WP, FP 137501 $139.19 |
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Bushnell Powerview 7-15×35 Porro Prism Zoom Binocular – Black $94.99 |
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Leupold Rogue Series Binoculars 8×42 Porro Prism, Black $164.99 |
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Bushnell H20 Series 12×42 WP/FP Porro Prism Binocular $93.99 |
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Bushnell H20 Series 10×26 WP/FP Porro Prism Binocular $62.99 |
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Bushnell H20 Series 7×50 WP/FP Porro Prism Binocular $93.99 |
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Bushnell H20 Series 8 x 26 WP/FP Porro Prism Binocular $55.99 |
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BUSHNELL PERMAFOCUS BINOCULARS 8X25 PORRO 170825 $57.95 |
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Konus Giant 20x-60 Porro Prism Rubber Armored Central Focus Binoculars, Black $49.99 |
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WW2 GERMAN 7X50 LEITZ PORRO 11 BINOCULAR EYE CUPS $22.00 |
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Steiner 8×30 Military R, Water Proof Porro Prism Binocular w/ Army M-22 Reticle $100.00 |
What astronomy binoculars would be best for me?
hello, im 13 years old and i’m extremely interested in astronomy. it is my birthday soon and my parents said that i could have some good astronomy binoculars. i would really love to have a telescope, but the really good ones cost thousands i bet, so i have to settle for binoculars(Porro prisms). nothing over the price of £250 though. i would like a pair with a tripod, and i would like to be able to see the surface of the moon in detail, star clusters, and nebulae. i would reallllly love to see Jupiter’s bands and galilean moons also, but is that possible with binoculars. I was wondering, what magnification and aperture would be best for this, and can you give me some links to websites please.
thanks for your help everyone. 
I’ve been using various binoculars for astronomy since I was 16 years old and have found that 10x50s work the best for me. I used 7x50s for years and liked them a lot, but found a significant improvement when I switched to 10x50s. That little bit of extra magnification increased what I could see significantly, without increasing the weight or bulk or ability to hand-hold. I also own 15x70s, but find I maybe use them once for every hundred times I use the 10x50s: to big, heavy, and hard to hand-hold. I’ve never like binoculars on a tripod: awkward to move and hard to get underneath to observe — a small telescope with diagonal works much better for me.
There are now some quite nice little telescopes coming out of China for very reasonable prices on a mini-Dobsonian mount which is much much better than the old altazimuth and equatorial mounts on most “beginner’s telescopes.” Orion U.S.A. has several of these, but I don’t think they’re available in the U.K. SkyWatcher has two scopes in the same range on similar mounts which _are_ available in the U.K. and have gotten good reviews, the Heritage 76 and Heritage 130:
http://www.opticalvision.co.uk/astronomical_telescopes/sky-watcher/dobsonians
If you look further down this page, you’ll find the SKYLINER-150P at £199. It’s a full-sized scope and I highly recommend it. I own the Orion version of it, and it is _excellent_ for all kinds of astronomical observation. You can probably get it for a slightly better price if you shop around a bit.
Here are a few web pages with good information on beginner’s telescopes:
http://www.gaherty.ca/tme/TME0702_Buying_a_Telescope.pdf
http://www.scopereviews.com/begin.html
http://observers.org/beginner/j.r.f.beginner.html
For more advanced information, read Phil Harrington’s Star Ware, 4th edition (Wiley).
You’ll get the greatest value for your money with a Newtonian reflector on a Dobsonian mount, such as these:
http://www.telescope.com/control/category/~category_id=dobsonians/~pcategory=telescopes/~VIEW_INDEX=0/~VIEW_SIZE=1000000
http://www.skywatchertelescope.net/swtinc/product.php?class1=1&class2=106
Buy from a store which specializes in telescopes and astronomy, either locally or online; don’t buy from department stores, discount stores or eBay as mostly what they sell is junk. Find your local astronomy club and try out different telescopes at one of their star parties:
http://www.skyandtelescope.com/community/organizations
I strongly recommend that beginners steer clear of astrophotography until they have learned their way around the sky. Astrophotography is by far the most expensive and difficult area of amateur astronomy.
Many people who buy telescopes have no idea how to find interesting things to observe. A good introduction to finding things is NightWatch by Terence Dickinson (Firefly). A more advanced book is Star Watch by Phil Harrington (Wiley).
