Orion 5379 Paragon-Plus Binocular Mount and Tripod

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Product Feature

• Sturdy and stable astronomy binocular mount makes binocular viewing sessions comfortable by eliminating arm strain and shakiness
• Mount allows you to raise and lower the attached pair of binoculars while staying fixed on a target, a wonderful feature when two or more people of varying height are observing together
• Features sliding counterweight for balance, L-adapter for binocular attachment, and a pinch-free design to save your fingers!
• Included Orion Paragon XHD tripod features leg-locks and graduated marks for easy and repeatable setup in the field
• Amazing range! Maximum mounted binocular height is 7' 7", minimum height is 2' 7". Weighs 19.8 lbs assembled

Product Description

Stargazing with binoculars is an idyllic pleasure. All the more so with our Paragon-Plus Binocular Mount. It's a parallelogram-style mount that comes complete with our sturdiest professional field tripod, the rock-solid Paragon-Plus XHD (less pan head), for one very attractive price. The mount's silky smooth motion provides relaxing views for hours on end with binoculars as large as 80mm in aperture. It eliminates arm strain and shakiness, and allows you to aim your binocular high overhead, even to the zenith, while you stand or sit comfortably underneath. Ahhh! No more arm and shoulder strain from holding up those big binos for extended views! What's more, you can raise and lower the attached binocular while staying fixed on a target, a wonderful feature when two or more people of varying height are observing together. A great way for the whole family to enjoy stable views through a great pair of astronomical binoculars. Solidly constructed of aluminum, the mount features a sliding counterweight for perfect balance and an L-adapter for attaching virtually any tripod adaptable binoculars. The maximum binocular height is 7-feet 7-inches, and the minimum height is 2-feet 7-inches. The tripod and binocular mount each come fully assembled. The XHD tripod features leg locks and graduated leg markings for quick , easy, and conveniently repeatable setup in the field. One-year limited warranty.

Orion 5379 Paragon-Plus Binocular Mount and Tripod Review

I've read the reviews here, and a few things need to be addressed. There are comments like, "...does not allow full range of motion...", "...not good for horizontal views...", "...(the 1/4" x20) mount attanchment bolt will be stripped...", and a few other things. You need to know this: the binocular mount comes with an L-shaped bracket to mount "ordinary" binoculars where the screw-on threads in the binocular are in-line with the direction of the lens. Larger binoculars (like the Zhumell 20x80 I just bought) have a tripod adapter that points down perpendicular to the line of sight. This is designed to screw onto the top of a standard 1/4"x20 camera tripod. To mount a large binocular on this Orion Paragon-Plus binocular mount (it says so in the Orion Paragon-Plus Binocular Mount instructions) you need an optional mounting plate (Orion part # 7589). Instead of being L-shaped, it is simply flat. This allows a large binocular to have full range of altitude motion. You can even point it down at the ground, if you wish. Orion sells this mounting plate for $35 + $10 shipping (at the time of this writing). As far as "...mount attachment bolt will be stripped...", I did this: the 1/4"x20 threaded pan head shaft of the tripod can be "permantly" attached to the threaded hole on the bottom of the pivot disk and left in place. The upper part of the binocular mount can be detatched from the pivot disk (4 5mm hex screws) and transported separately to that dark away-from-the-city place you plan to use it. Also, to adjust the tripod, you need a 2.5mm and a 3mm hex wrench. Buy a set of hex wrenches, they come in handy.
For some reason, a 2mm hex wrench was included in the box I received from Orion. I'm sure there's a reason but I haven't figured it out yet.

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