I'm not sure if higher magnification is always better tho, especially for astronomy, higher magnification = smaller field of view and image will not be very sharp
I think I go for the 7 x 35 . Just for "simple" use. I think I will love the wider field of view to see more stars at the same time, and their portability. Thanks for the tip! ( I also have the thoughts that if you are older then 45 , the models with 50 mm aperture will not be brighter for your eyes.) the only downside i think Is that they are not suitable for planets and sattetites.
@@1maticsportsandGameshonestly for planets, binoculars aren’t useful. You need at least 40x to see any meaningful detail on the planets and if you’re getting binos specifically for that, it’s not worth it. Get a spotting scope if you want to see planets
@mustang5132 I like using binoculars, but I completely get what you mean, I'm looking into a scope definitely. I like the things you do see in binoculars anyway 🌙👍☄️ I use 10x50 and 16x70 now 16x32 sucked 🪐
@@1maticsportsandGames yeah don’t get me wrong, I honestly prefer visual astronomy through binoculars than a telescope, but nothing beats a telescope for looking at planets. Since I got into astrophotography though, binoculars have been much more fun for me to use
More zoom is definitely not always better. If you want to get binoculars that do the same thing as a telescope, then maybe but why not just get a telescope then? Binoculars with zooms between 7-10.5 are perfect for general stargazing. You can get a very wide field of view to see many stars invisible to the naked eye. You can also see bright deep sky objects such as star clusters, nebula, galaxies, and even double stars with these magnifications. They are also great to find your targets for your larger much more zoomed telescopes. Galilean binoculars with magnifications from 1.8-2.1 power are also great if they have a lens diameter of around 42mm. This way, you can see many stars from a single position as well as larger DSOs like andromeda and the Orion Nebula.
@@Adrianoboladoi know this is old but if I were you in that case, if the 10x50 had FMC, I’d get that if it was the only option. 8x42 could be okay as well but specifically for astronomy without ED glass, I wouldn’t recommend something with that objective lens size
Not just antifog, but also good antireflex coatings and excellently alligned optical axis that does not distort small point light sources into ovals etc. And of course no aberations. 20x magnification is also nice for bird watching, plane spotting, observing what meal neighbours have.. be a little creative! :D
High zoom+tripod binoculars are as expensive as cheap telescopes so either buy a 7-8x50 binoculars for under 35-40$ or just buy a 80$ telescope that come in 70-80 aperture with 400-500mm focal length.
After a year of stargazing, I can say There are several schools. 1 Lest use Marine/ Military Porro Binoculars, like the Fujinon Polaris, the Nikon SP or the Chinese BA8/ MS families. 2. Lest use cheap Porro big eyes tripod mounted. 3. Lest use big name premium birding bins like Swaros, Leicas or Zeiss. 4 Lets use Canon Image Stabilized bins. After a year I say, 1 is the most correct, Marine and Military Porros are good enought for the job and cost efective 3 Is overkill unless you are a hunter or birder, its not cost efective, I Love my Leicas at day but at night they are just a bit better that far a cheaper Nikon AEX. 2 Will lead you to frustration with durability of those cheap Chinese big eyes, also dealing with a tripod and a cumbersome kit? Well just get a telescope them!, and 4 is the future of the astronomical bin. The idea of a 12X to 18X tripod free intrigues me!
I wanted to buy the second one that she touchs many times in this video, wow.... I was shocked as I checked the price of that brand Steinner or something, lol ... I couldn't buy it. I was gonna buy Celestron ultima 80 before I watched this video, and ppl said that better getting telescopes for nightsky, and many reviews said getting binoculars as begginer for comfort, and others said 10X50 is very enough.... This is so difficult. I just want to see the full moon bigger and clear.
I use 10x50 and it works great for general viewing of the sky or moon. You need somewhat steady hands, or you need to brace yourself to keep it steady. I think any higher than 10x magnification and you start to need a tripod or mount to hold it steady for you.
Some best of list put them into their list for astronomy, other complain of too many internal reflextions, so give then a try to find out. Roofs with Schmit Pechan prims often have nasty spike on bright object so you need to try out. Porros and Abbe Koenings are more popular for astro for that reason.
The human pupil moves between 4 to 8mm depending of the light and age of the person. A 12 year old night vision can get expanden pupils over 8mm. A young adult, can get 7mm and persons over 50 get 5 mm. 7X50, 8X56 binos 7,1mm exit pupils match the night vision pupils of a young person at night and younger persons can find 8x42 or 10x50s dark at night with their 5mm exit pupils. But they do match the night vision pupils of older people. Im 55 and still find 8x42 or 10x50 dark at night.
I asked a friend of mine who works in a astronomical observatory, the use Nikon Aculon 7x50s or 10x50s as entry models for students or guests, Fujinon Polaris 7x50 or 10x50, as a upper end hand helds. The thing is that roof prisms, close focusing and central focusing are not really important in astronomy only binoculars, you can do better with individual eye focus, so why pay for that? Yes roof are more compact and lighter, but that is for bird watching or hunting, he felt porros often mount better optics that roof binoculars in the same price range, and offer a better stereoscopical vision (the proverbial space walk) and finally he told me that do not waste more than 800 dolars in a hand held, you go from the Fujinons 10x50s FMTR_SX to the tripod mounted, extra wide eye, US, Japanese or German porros with more than 15X and giant objetive lenses over 70mm made for astronomy. Also, he told me that younger people under 50 shall get 7x50s hand helds with 7mm exit pupils and older people shall try 10X50s. Brands? often Asian, Europe ha gone out of the asro binocular market, focusing on birding and hunting. Fujinon, Nikon, Tahakashi, Miyauchi, Canon, and the Chinese United Optics of Kuoming (KUO) all build good astro bins.
Your videos are always awesome Greetings from Guatemala .. ▪ I bought one *burris signature HD 10x42* that came to my country But they weren't correctly aligned (diopter & focus wheel) called customer Service but their No Questions Asked Policy. Didn't do anything... *any Opinion or suggestion about it friends?* THANKS
I agree with the hand held thing but they mentioned a tripod for those higher mags bro, and for looking up into the sky yes more magnification is better, I'm mean it's space and it's endless so yeah for star gazing you need high magnification but a person better invest in a tripod or else it's shakin bake time😂
A very helpful review for beginners. Thanks.
Thanks for watching!
I'm not sure if higher magnification is always better tho, especially for astronomy, higher magnification = smaller field of view and image will not be very sharp
I think I go for the 7 x 35 . Just for "simple" use. I think I will love the wider field of view to see more stars at the same time, and their portability. Thanks for the tip! ( I also have the thoughts that if you are older then 45 , the models with 50 mm aperture will not be brighter for your eyes.) the only downside i think Is that they are not suitable for planets and sattetites.
@@1maticsportsandGameshonestly for planets, binoculars aren’t useful. You need at least 40x to see any meaningful detail on the planets and if you’re getting binos specifically for that, it’s not worth it. Get a spotting scope if you want to see planets
@mustang5132 I like using binoculars, but I completely get what you mean, I'm looking into a scope definitely. I like the things you do see in binoculars anyway 🌙👍☄️ I use 10x50 and 16x70 now 16x32 sucked 🪐
@@1maticsportsandGames yeah don’t get me wrong, I honestly prefer visual astronomy through binoculars than a telescope, but nothing beats a telescope for looking at planets. Since I got into astrophotography though, binoculars have been much more fun for me to use
@@mustang5132 nice bro 🪐💯👊
@mustang5132 yeah don't get me wrong either, scopes are nice and I've seen great details of the planets on them.
Magnification is not to good for stars, they will still look like specs. For planets and nebula etc..yes.
More zoom is definitely not always better. If you want to get binoculars that do the same thing as a telescope, then maybe but why not just get a telescope then? Binoculars with zooms between 7-10.5 are perfect for general stargazing. You can get a very wide field of view to see many stars invisible to the naked eye. You can also see bright deep sky objects such as star clusters, nebula, galaxies, and even double stars with these magnifications. They are also great to find your targets for your larger much more zoomed telescopes. Galilean binoculars with magnifications from 1.8-2.1 power are also great if they have a lens diameter of around 42mm. This way, you can see many stars from a single position as well as larger DSOs like andromeda and the Orion Nebula.
what you think: 10x42 bak4 or 10x50 BK7? Better prism or larger lens?
@@Adrianoboladoi know this is old but if I were you in that case, if the 10x50 had FMC, I’d get that if it was the only option. 8x42 could be okay as well but specifically for astronomy without ED glass, I wouldn’t recommend something with that objective lens size
Thank you. Your presentation gives me an idea where to start looking.
Glad it was helpful!
This is a really helpful guide. Thanks a lot !
Not mentioned here but the Canon image stabilising binoculars are apparently excellent for astronomy, despite their medium aperture.
Yup. I have a pair, they are fantastic.
I have 10x50 and it's the perfect spot💯⭐🌙
Not just antifog, but also good antireflex coatings and excellently alligned optical axis that does not distort small point light sources into ovals etc. And of course no aberations.
20x magnification is also nice for bird watching, plane spotting, observing what meal neighbours have.. be a little creative! :D
A very important issue for astromy application is the "field of view". I think 6⁰ is ideal for 20x magnification.
Most 20X has only 2,2 to 3,7 degrees. 6 is 10X field of view unless you got a Swaro NL or a Nikon WX.
High zoom+tripod binoculars are as expensive as cheap telescopes so either buy a 7-8x50 binoculars for under 35-40$ or just buy a 80$ telescope that come in 70-80 aperture with 400-500mm focal length.
After a year of stargazing, I can say There are several schools. 1 Lest use Marine/ Military Porro Binoculars, like the Fujinon Polaris, the Nikon SP or the Chinese BA8/ MS families. 2. Lest use cheap Porro big eyes tripod mounted. 3. Lest use big name premium birding bins like Swaros, Leicas or Zeiss. 4 Lets use Canon Image Stabilized bins.
After a year I say, 1 is the most correct, Marine and Military Porros are good enought for the job and cost efective 3 Is overkill unless you are a hunter or birder, its not cost efective, I Love my Leicas at day but at night they are just a bit better that far a cheaper Nikon AEX. 2 Will lead you to frustration with durability of those cheap Chinese big eyes, also dealing with a tripod and a cumbersome kit? Well just get a telescope them!, and 4 is the future of the astronomical bin. The idea of a 12X to 18X tripod free intrigues me!
For satellite tracking a wide field of view is key
True, for spotting objects in general.
@@OpticsTradeEU Do consider an Optics Trade Debates on wide field of view binocs
Wait satellites can be seen with a binocular?
@@nazmulsajib yes
@@XL290 Not too many left. A couple of cheap 7X35 porros, the now out of productions Binon 7X50 and the untra expensive Nikon WXs.
I breath through a snorkel to avoid fogging the lense
I dare anyone to play the drinking game to this video. Every time they say “yah” take a chug!
What is Jaques nienaber doing here talking about stargazing, you should be focusing on the world cup Jaques common now
I wanted to buy the second one that she touchs many times in this video, wow.... I was shocked as I checked the price of that brand Steinner or something, lol ... I couldn't buy it. I was gonna buy Celestron ultima 80 before I watched this video, and ppl said that better getting telescopes for nightsky, and many reviews said getting binoculars as begginer for comfort, and others said 10X50 is very enough.... This is so difficult. I just want to see the full moon bigger and clear.
10x50 or 12x50 for hand heid viewing of the moon if you've got steady hands
I use 10x50 and it works great for general viewing of the sky or moon. You need somewhat steady hands, or you need to brace yourself to keep it steady. I think any higher than 10x magnification and you start to need a tripod or mount to hold it steady for you.
@@chimchu3232 Thank you so much for the info bro.
What make are the second and third from left pairs please? Thanks.
That was very helpful! Thanks
Glad we could help!
I upgraded to 16x50 and love them. I used 10x50 before, but the 16 magnification is even better, much better, its great 🌎💫🌙
So the Zeiss 10x54 1045g and 95% light transmission with Abbe Köenig prisms should be suitable for hand held observing?
Yes. If you have one go for it. But buying new I would go for a Fujinon FMTSX 10x50 with 95 light transmision.
will an old habicht slc do the job?
I purchased the vortex diamondback 10x50s HD, would these be decent for astronomy?
I have a pair, their good.
Some best of list put them into their list for astronomy, other complain of too many internal reflextions, so give then a try to find out. Roofs with Schmit Pechan prims often have nasty spike on bright object so you need to try out. Porros and Abbe Koenings are more popular for astro for that reason.
Never thought Johny Sins is selling binocs in part-time....
Thank you very much
Can you please explain about the exit pupil for the age of 15 years old who watching sky.....
The human pupil moves between 4 to 8mm depending of the light and age of the person. A 12 year old night vision can get expanden pupils over 8mm. A young adult, can get 7mm and persons over 50 get 5 mm. 7X50, 8X56 binos 7,1mm exit pupils match the night vision pupils of a young person at night and younger persons can find 8x42 or 10x50s dark at night with their 5mm exit pupils. But they do match the night vision pupils of older people.
Im 55 and still find 8x42 or 10x50 dark at night.
What brand do you recommend?
I asked a friend of mine who works in a astronomical observatory, the use Nikon Aculon 7x50s or 10x50s as entry models for students or guests, Fujinon Polaris 7x50 or 10x50, as a upper end hand helds. The thing is that roof prisms, close focusing and central focusing are not really important in astronomy only binoculars, you can do better with individual eye focus, so why pay for that? Yes roof are more compact and lighter, but that is for bird watching or hunting, he felt porros often mount better optics that roof binoculars in the same price range, and offer a better stereoscopical vision (the proverbial space walk) and finally he told me that do not waste more than 800 dolars in a hand held, you go from the Fujinons 10x50s FMTR_SX to the tripod mounted, extra wide eye, US, Japanese or German porros with more than 15X and giant objetive lenses over 70mm made for astronomy. Also, he told me that younger people under 50 shall get 7x50s hand helds with 7mm exit pupils and older people shall try 10X50s.
Brands? often Asian, Europe ha gone out of the asro binocular market, focusing on birding and hunting. Fujinon, Nikon, Tahakashi, Miyauchi, Canon, and the Chinese United Optics of Kuoming (KUO) all build good astro bins.
7X50 is ideal for astronomy.
Many classic astronomy bins, like the Fuji FMTSX, the Nikon SP Prostar, the Miayuchi Binon, the Nikon WX are 7x50s.
...yeah!... :)
Your videos are always awesome Greetings from Guatemala ..
▪ I bought one *burris signature HD 10x42* that came to my country But they weren't correctly aligned (diopter & focus wheel) called customer Service but their No Questions Asked Policy. Didn't do anything... *any Opinion or suggestion about it friends?* THANKS
NOOOO ,,the lower the better..You want to hand held a 12 or 20 or a 25X binocular??????Very wrong advice.
I agree with the hand held thing but they mentioned a tripod for those higher mags bro, and for looking up into the sky yes more magnification is better, I'm mean it's space and it's endless so yeah for star gazing you need high magnification but a person better invest in a tripod or else it's shakin bake time😂
For astronomy higher the magnification better is the binoculars. All u need is a tripod
What country are you from ?
We're from Slovenia, Europe.
Great tutorial if you're trying to learn to say yeah. Mostly useless otherwise
I'll marry you 🎉girl ❤
Cant even understand them....
Clean your ears.
I’ve got the vortex crossfires 10x50. 👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌