Originally Posted by N C More

Well, I use a Frankenstien model...I'll explain. My son bought a Tasco 500x114 Galaxsee second hand, he replaced the eyepiece and did some other work on the thing (I'll have to ask what else he did). Anyway, now it works fairly well (I would not recommend this brand as it was not very good before he made the changes). It only weighs about 25 lbs so I can haul it around easily. I'm thinking of buying some Orion large aperature binoculars (I currently use my husband's high powered engineering ones). Anyone else use binoculars? What brands do you like?