I have a Celestron Ultima 9x63. It's several years old and
working just fine.
Rich
>Just curious - is there something inherently wrong with Celestron's
>SkyMaster series of binocs? I paid $66 for my 15x70's from Amazon and
>am very pleased with the entire package (though the ep cover could be
>better designed). That said, the 25x100's are $262 at Amazon right now.
>Anyway, I was just wondering if there was something I should know about
>the Celestron binocs (like the glass turns opaque after 6 months or
>something)?
>
>RPD
>
>
>On Saturday, May 15, 2004, at 10:56 US/Pacific, Michael Portuesi wrote:
>
>> I just ordered a pair of the Apogee 12x60 binoculars with
>> the built-in nebula filters. These are smaller versions of the
>> 20x100 binocs people are discussing here. I was lured
>> into them by the ads in S&T and the low price. I wanted
>> something a little bigger than the 7x50 binocs I've had
>> for years.
>>
>> The cost was $100, including shipping. They arrived
>> yesterday. You can blame me for the clouds this weekend :-)
>>
>>
><loads of snip>
>
>> Michael Portuesi
>> San Francisco, CA
>> mailto:portuesi {at} jotabout {dot} com
>>
Received on Sat May 15 11:52:48 2004