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Biggest Upgrade Yet - Baader MaxBright II Binoviewer - Full Review

Bogdan Damian

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This is my review of the MaxBright II binoviewer from Baader Planetarium. It's an excellent bino and the biggest upgrade yet to my viewing experience. Check this video out to find out more!
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Contents of this video:
0:00 - Intro
2:22 - Unboxing & Build Quality
7:16 - Viewing Experience & Optical Performance
15:15 - Conclusion

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20 Comments

@alexanded2383 2 years ago

As if 1 televue eyepiece was not enough, now you need 2 copies of the same one

@pritolus-2 1 year ago

Your observations of what you call a subjective increase in image quality due to the stereoscopic vision is absolutely supported by science. Even if one of your eyes is noticeably worse than the other, your combined vision will be sharper than the good eye is on its own. Turns out our brains do clever things to make the most of our vision!

@zwarst 2 years ago

In ancient mythology telescopes came from the mount cyclopes & binoculars came from Atlantis both were lost for eons until rediscovered that is why binoculars are the future.

@kupcsika 2 years ago

This video convinced me. I bought one and tried with the basic Celestron plossl, and I'm blown away how much more fun visual observing is. Beats my TeleVue Ethos. Thanks!

@robi4514 2 years ago

This review couldn’t have landed at a better time! Totally agree with you about the transformative experience of BVs. I have been considering replacing my William Optics BVs as the restricted field stop limits low powers possible for deep sky viewing, so sounds like the Baader’s are just perfect. The most interesting bit was hearing that the 32mm Plossls work so well despite the restricted FOV. I think you have just swung the decision for me to buy a pair! 👍

@mazyar_ 2 years ago

Very eye opening review Bogdan, I mean with both 👀’s.

@sjpp71 2 years ago

It's cool that you say "plössl" correctly 😀

@Omelsner 1 year ago

Your channel is one of my favorites, and I have to admit it leading to some purchases. Specifically, Sky Watcher Skyliner-250+ FlexTube, Baader MaxBright II, and 2x Baader Zoom eyepieces. Thanks for sharing!

@AsKyOdA 2 years ago

Thank you, ive been waiting for this vid. Very useful information

@peterpiper7094 2 years ago

Super informative video 😀I’m a big fan of baader products this will be on my list, the only thing is I will need another complete set of eyepieces 😂😂😂😂

@nathantw 2 years ago (edited)

Thank you for the video. I learned quite a bit from it. I used the binoviewer on the Orion nebula and it was just an incredible experience. Everyone knows about the nebula and when observing it with just a single eyepiece looks great, but the moment you add your other eye with the binoviewer you can see so much more detail with the nebula that shows that it's backlit by a star. Just seeing that made the purchase of the binoviewer worth it for me. I used two inexpensive 26mm eyepieces because I didn't want to spend a lot for a pair.

@alexanderfrazier8840 1 year ago (edited)

I tried looking through my dad’s telescope with my pvs7, a night vision that has one objective lenses and two eyepieces like these bino viewers. I was very surprised how easily and well it worked.

@pawelekodrowaz6199 2 years ago

I bought my one last week 🎉

@richardgrudzien2798 2 years ago

Love your videos, Bogdan. Thank you. I have the Maxibright II Binoviewer and have found an annoying flaw in its design: the binoviewer feels loose and moves too freely (it literally swings left or right too easily). There is insufficient tension to hold the binoviewer firmly - this is most apparent when the telescope is at a steeper an gle and one has to orient the binoviewer to a comfortable position. The reason behind this flaw is a flimsy plastic split ring set into the T2 nose. There are no clear instructions on how to adjust this so that there is tension. I have only used the binoviewer twice since I purchased it because of this design flaw - an amazing oversight, in my opinion, given Baader's excellent accessories (many of which I have purchased over the years).

@AnotherAmateurAstronomer 2 years ago

Innovative.

@elray4932 2 years ago

Thanks!

@richardh1467 2 years ago

👍👍👍👍

@AstroDavey 1 year ago

Great video. I went with the Binotron 27 system and I'm blown away. Observing is so much easier with two eyes, and with the powerswitch option, you get a full range of magnifications.

Once you go bino...

@bbroastro 2 years ago (edited)

Just a quick note at 9:30 - This is what makes the Skywatcher Flextube systems a bit special. Their struts being collapsable is one huge perk, but another is they have 2 notches where they can stop extending. The first you encounter (about 20cm from full extension) is for binoviewing and to have more back focus. It's a neat system that even Skywatcher don't talk about.

I realllyyy like Baader's accessories. The fit and finish is always excellent, but more so, I love their amazing thought to every part of everything they seem to make. They add threads to everything, which I love so much.

@miertjestoer9525 1 year ago (edited)

I bought a bino viewer from AliExpress and two eyepieces to look if a bino viewer is THAT GREAT for my Lunt tilt 60 mm solartelescope...based on reviews in the forum. I have used the bino viewer quite a few times and I am not ( that ) happy with the views. When I was going back to single eye I was glad to be happy with the fews again ! 😅 maybe it can vary from scope to scope or/and the quality of the binoviewer was not so good...? Thanks for the tip!!