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Canon image stabilised 10X30 Binoculars

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Canon image stabilised 10X30 Binoculars
by John Baars

Image stabilization in a Canon 10X30 IS II . If you put binoculars on a tripod, you immediately notice that you see more details in the calm image than detached from the hand. At 6X or 7X magnification it is not so bad from the hand, that is still fairly calm. It is for this reason that many military...
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Refractors in frequency of use : *SW Evostar 120ED F/7.5 (all round ), * Vixen 102ED F/9 (vintage), both on Vixen GPDX.
GrabnGo on Alt/AZ : *SW Startravel 102 F/5 refractor( widefield, Sun, push-to), *OMC140 Maksutov F/14.3 ( planets).
Most used Eyepieces: *Panoptic 24, *Morpheus 14, *Leica ASPH zoom, *Zeiss barlow, *Pentax XO5.
Commonly used bino's : *Jena 10X50 , * Canon 10X30 IS, *Swarovski Habicht 7X42, * Celestron 15X70, *Kasai 2.3X40
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Re: Canon image stabilised 10X30 Binoculars

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Great review John! It seems that Canon 10X30 IS II is a good smaller and lighter alternative to Canon 15x50 IS I have. It is amazing how far these image stabilized binoculars punch above their grade.
Scopes: Stellarvue: SV102ED; Celestron: 9.25" EdgeHD, 8" SCT, 150ST, Onyx 80ED; iOptron: Hankmeister 6" Mak; SW: 7" Mak; Meade: 80ST.
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Binos: APM: 100-90 APO; Canon: IS 15x50; Orion: Binoviewer, LG II 15x70, WV 10x50, Nikon: AE 16x50, 10x50, 8x40.
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Filters: Lumicon: DeepSky, UHC, OIII, H-beta; Baader: Moon & SkyGlow, Contrast Booster, UHC-S, 6-color set; Astronomik: UHC.
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OK, now you two have me drooling... Great write-up John, and glad you're enjoying them!

All the best,
Mark

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A very nice review John :)
Some nice refractors, eyepieces, mounts and related equipment
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