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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ceasar" data-source="post: 1624011" data-attributes="member: 26155">That's OK.  It's worth reading twice.I have just about decided to jump into IS and am trying to determine which would be more useful to me; 12 x 36 or 15 x 50.  The 18x seems a bit too long for my locality.   The 12 x 36 seems a little too close to my 10 x 42 SE.  But being able to use it without a tripod is very tempting.   And the 15 x 50, requires a rather big bite of cash and I'm sure a small tripod and/or finn stick would be a welcome accessory.  I won't be doing an awful lot of maritime viewing unless we vacation at the Jersey Shore once in a while, so I would also like to use the 15 x 50 for casual astronomy.  I think they would be good for that too.Did you choose the 18x because of the nature of your local birding?  And have you had opportunity to try it out on the stars?Cordially,Bob</blockquote>