Customer
Comments
RB-16
"I met Jim Burr at the Riverside
Telescope Maker's Conference in the spring of 2005. There I
tried out the RB-10 for the first time. Using two eyes I could see
much more detail in Jupiter than using one eye through some larger
scopes. Deep sky was awesome. ...the RB-16 was out performing
it by a factor of 3 to 4 times. I did find both RBs to operate very
well mechanically and very comfortably using both eyes." (L.
W.) "One of my concerns was
handling the very large RB-16 by myself, I'm 62. However when Kathy,
my wife, maneuvered the RB-16 with ease, all my concerns went
away." (L. W.)
"From the RTMC location at Big Bear, the RB-16 was showing detail in the
dark lanes between the arms of M51. After our eyes became dark
adapted it started to look like one of Toney Hallas' posters." (Tom Johnston, Production Manager, JMI)
RB-14.5 "It's a home run with
bases loaded.... The most outstanding scope I've ever used."
(Ralph Holt)
"I've got
the scope (RB-14˝) I've wanted all my life!" (P. C.)
RB-10
"The RB-10's continue to be the premier observational
instrument for deep sky work in our award-winning astronomy program, it
astounds absolutely everyone who sees it - beginners and seasoned observers
alike. Whenever the RB-10's come out, attendance at the lab night events
doubles! The detail and resolution afforded by viewing with both eyes makes
it possible for my students to appreciate and seriously study subtle
structures in deep sky objects like nebula and galaxies that other scopes
only hint at. I plan on retiring in a few years and I hope to purchase a
set for myself when I do - After using these for all this time, the night
sky wouldn't be the same without them! ... All the best to you,
Jim!" (Daniel E. Barth, PhD, Associate Professor - Astronomy /
Physics, Mt. San Jacinto College / Tahquitz High School
"My
compliments go to the chef. I received my RB-10 last week. It's
the most wonderful instrument I've ever had. It's everything everyone
said it would be and more. My description of it can only be the same
that everyone else told me when I asked them what they were like. It's
a whole other thing. I'm 65 years old and although it makes no
astronomical sense to do so, I just couldn't resist putting my eyes to it,
grabbing the handlebars, and going from horizon to horizon and spinning in
360's till I started to laugh. What a wonderful scope. The image
is magnificent. Thank you for your invention." (G. B.)
"Got it collimated and converged.
Wow! I was counting the stars in Messier 4 last night. Even
the 16" LX200 couldn't resolve the cluster like the RB-10.
Fantastic." (W. P.) "The Binoviewer is better than using a
single eyepiece but viewing through JMI's Reverse Binocular is 10 times
better than a Binoviewer." (Stan McDonald, GA, USA)
See
David Levy's blog entry on the RB-10 Binocular Telescope.
"Tell Jim I'm a 'Happy Camper!'
I've looked through hundreds of telescopes in my life and I had never seen
the nebulosity around Merope until I used the RB-10, and there it was
plainly in site, visually." (Phone
call from Tony Hallas)"A professor and several of us serious
astronomers spent the night trying to find words to describe what we were
seeing. We were dumbstruck, blown away, astonished...it's
unspeakable. The views are beyond the power of mere mortals to put into
words. The RB-10 changes everything. It is the greatest piece
of optical equipment I've ever looked through." (Paul Carmody,
RB-10 owner who traded up from a 6" RB-66)
"The RB-10 is primarily a deep space scope. I have used it to look at galaxy
clusters with absolutely breathtaking results. Imagine seeing four
or five 12th magnitude galaxies hanging as if suspended in mid-air!!
You can see the wake of the Swan Nebula without a filter. The view
of Hartley 2 as it passed the Double Cluster was absolutely 3D. So I
was a bit surprised to see the Great Red Spot on Jupiter so clearly from the
Okie-Tex Star Party. Field of
view for this scope can be determined by considering that it is just two
10" f/4.7 scopes, so you can use the normal formula.... The
included 25mm eyepieces deliver about 48x magnification. Using a
higher power only means the needed 'tweaking' or rather 'refining' takes
a few extra seconds (that's right, seconds). Remember everything
is motorized!" (Tom Johnston, Production Manager, JMI)
RB-66 "The West Yorkshire Astronomical
Society, Pontefract, England, recently purchased a pair of 6-inch reverse
binoculars following some outstanding reports about them. I have to
say that everyone using them has been staggered by the improvement they
give in the general view of the heavens. The old saying of 'seeing
is believing' is very appropriate. I cannot describe the improvement
in the view, you would really have to look for yourself. Thank you
JMI for another outstanding product." (Kevin Read FRAS,
Chairman WYAS)
"P.S. We all (club members)
thought Sky and Telescope gave you a bad article on the big JMI BINOS!
We were disappointed in that review, and
those I have talked to also feel it was "not a fair
review." Anyway, we all disregarded that review as not
acceptably accurate information and we astronomers are smart enough to
figure out what works and what does not. I think the big binos are
great and I bet that it is a fun experience at the eyepiece."
(D. C.)
"Thanks for reinventing
astronomy.... It's a whole new ballgame now." (Ralph
Holt)
"...my RB-66 is terrific. You've
invented a great instrument." (B. K.)
"A group from the Fort
Wayne Astronomical Society, while in New Mexico this past September, put
our scopes aside and rented JMI's RB-66 for a night. We all agree
with Phil Harrington's assessment of the binoscope's spectacular seeing in
the night sky..." (Ron Kerr, Letters, June 2004 Astronomy)
"Few binoculars can compare
to the RB-66. ... If you're looking for breathtaking low- and
medium-power views of star fields, nebulae, star cluster, and the Moon,
give the RB-66 from JMI serious consideration. For observers who
appreciate the wonderful views seen only through a true binocular
telescope, the RB-66 is a real bargain. (Phil Harrington, Telescope
Review, February 2004 Astronomy)
"The Swan was
hanging suspended in a 3D star field with the bird's wake clearly visible,
awesome!" (Okie-Tex Attendee) "I could see far
more than just the core of M101 ... hinting at spiral structure.
This is impressive contrast for a 6" scope." (Okie-Tex Attendee) |
