BigBinoculars.com has a nice selection at good prices. Yes, they are all made in China but they are priced that way and they do the job. I have a pair of the 20x80LW and they are terrific for what I need and want. Hand-holdable for short periods, a little bit of CA but not too bad or distracting. They have plenty of other models as well. Overall a better deal then what you'll get on Orion or most other places for similar quality. -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Richard Tenney Sent: Monday, March 08, 2010 5:23 PM To: Utah Astronomy; uvaa@mailman.xmission.com Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Binocular question for the list(s) Hi all, After my toddler grandson tipped over my tripod and broke my 15x70 binocs last year, I've been looking off and on for a replacement set. Anyone on the list have any strong recommendations for, or knowledge of deals out there on a replacement pair? Either 15x70 or 20x80 is what I'm looking for (I have a nice parallelogram that Mr. Hards made for me a few years back, which works wonderfully well) . Also, anyone know about the quality difference between the Celestron 15x70's for $80 and the Orion 15x70's for $229? I called Orion and the "technician" didn't know enough about them to be able to describe the difference! The only obvious difference I can see in the photos/description is the individual focus on the more expensive pair. I assume both are Chinese made (probably from the same factory...?). /Rich _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://www.slas.us/gallery2/main.php Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com