Garrett Gemini
Garrett Gemini
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 Package Signature 20x110 Binocular+ Series 5000 Tripod $949.95 Time Remaining: 4d 23h 24m Buy It Now for only: $949.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Gemini 20x80 WP CF Mk II Binoculars 20x 80mm $284.95 Time Remaining: 3d 2h 55m Buy It Now for only: $284.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Signature 20x110 HD WP Binocular 20x 110mm $699.95 Time Remaining: 8d 6h 45m Buy It Now for only: $699.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Signature 28x110 HD WP Binocular 28x 110mm $699.95 Time Remaining: 1d 4h 5m Buy It Now for only: $699.95 Buy It Now |
 Orion Paragon Plus Binocular Mount with Paragon Tripod $279.95 Time Remaining: 28d 3h 1m Buy It Now for only: $279.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Signature 10x50 HD WP Binocular 10x 50mm $229.95 Time Remaining: 27d 19h 22m Buy It Now for only: $229.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Gemini 10x50 LW Binocular 10x 50mm $49.95 Time Remaining: 15d 5h 14m Buy It Now for only: $49.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Gemini 12x60 LW Binocular 12x 60mm $99.95 Time Remaining: 13d 3h 14m Buy It Now for only: $99.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Gemini 15x70 LW Binocular 15x 70mm $123.45 Time Remaining: 4d 2h 56m Buy It Now for only: $123.45 Buy It Now |
 Package Signature 28x110 Binocular+ Series 5000 Tripod $949.95 Time Remaining: 12d 4h 6m Buy It Now for only: $949.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Series 1000 Monopod 78 88 lb Capacity $70.00 Time Remaining: 5d 8h 57m Buy It Now for only: $70.00 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Signature 15x70 HD WP Binocular 15x 70mm $389.95 Time Remaining: 15d 7h 1m Buy It Now for only: $389.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Gemini 15x70 WP CF Mk II Binoculars 15x 70mm $259.95 Time Remaining: 10d 6h 7m Buy It Now for only: $259.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Gemini 10x50 LW Binocular 10x 50mm $69.95 Time Remaining: 25d 10h 41m Buy It Now for only: $69.95 Buy It Now |
 Package Gemini 10x50 LW Binocular+ Series 1000 Monopod $129.95 Time Remaining: 26d 9h 30m Buy It Now for only: $129.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Series 2000 Grip Action Monopod 78 88 lb $80.00 Time Remaining: 7d 5h 16m Buy It Now for only: $80.00 Buy It Now |
 Package Gemini 15x70 LW Binocular + Series 3000 Tripod $269.95 Time Remaining: 10d 5h 3m Buy It Now for only: $269.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Signature 105x70 HD WP Binocular 105x 70mm $389.95 Time Remaining: 15d 6h 58m Buy It Now for only: $389.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Series 5000 Tripod + Video Head 84 176 lb $300.00 Time Remaining: 4d 4h 29m Buy It Now for only: $300.00 Buy It Now |
 Deluxe Case for Gemini 20x80 LW Binocular $39.95 Time Remaining: 10d 8h 26m Buy It Now for only: $39.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Series 3000 Tripod + Pan Head 78 11 lb Cap $170.00 Time Remaining: 10d 8h 11m Buy It Now for only: $170.00 Buy It Now |
 Package Gemini 15x70 LW Binocular+ Series 1000 Monopod $189.95 Time Remaining: 10d 5h 11m Buy It Now for only: $189.95 Buy It Now |
 Garrett Gemini 11x56 LW Binocular 11x 56mm $89.95 Time Remaining: 10d 17h 12m Buy It Now for only: $89.95 Buy It Now |
 Deluxe Case for Gemini 15x70 11x70 LW Binoculars $39.95 Time Remaining: 10d 7h 40m Buy It Now for only: $39.95 Buy It Now |
Garrett Gemini 20x80 LW Binocular or Orion 20x80 Astronomy Binoculars?
what do you reccomend to get for astronomy?
i got a piece of crap pair of 10-30x60 binos... they suck nuts!
And yes i'm getting a tri-pod with them
If you are going to hand-hold them, I would say neither. But I do own two binoculars from Garrett -- both in the Gemini series. 10x50 and 25x100 (the 25x100 need a real hefty mount), and I would certainly buy from them again. I like the long eye-relief, since I need glasses when I use binoculars a lot of the time, and the prices are as good as it gets for the quality. I also have difficulty merging images so being able to collimate the prisms (as the Gemini series allows) is also a plus.
Like Orion, Garrett's customer service is very good.
If you are going to hand-hold them most of the time, I would suggest nothing higher than 15x70 for both magnification and weight, and perhaps even smaller for many people. If you don't already own a pair, you should start with a 10x50 as they will be used most often for many sky-gazers.