Binocular Mount Reviews

EZ Binoc Mount Kit  – What do our customers say?

Well, I wasted over a $1000 on image stabilized binoculars. I had forgotten about the amazing views through my larger aperture binoculars. Ever since buying my first pair of 10×30 Canon IS binoculars, the others have been collecting dust. But, Wow! That mount works perfect. Last night, first light. I have never had such a pleasant, relaxed viewing session with large binoculars, whether standing, sitting, or lying in the chaise, the mount worked flawlessly, butter smooth.  I found the EZ Binoc Mount online on Cloudynights.com. I built a 10″ f5 reflector over the winter and I’ve been searching for ideas and plans to build a GEM, or a alt-azimuth pipe mount, and found the review of your binocular mount. So I thought I would give it a try, and get some experience working with galvanized pipe, and hand lapping the swivel joints.. And now I have great binocular mount.  Thank you.

The binocular pipe mount kit arrived last week, and I put the finishing touches on it this afternoon and tried it out with my new Orion 15×70 binocular…  I am VERY impressed with its ease of use and steadiness!  ….. Simple as your design appears, it clearly involved a lot of “cut-and-try” and I hate to think how much pipe and fittings I would have wasted trying to reach the same goal.  Soooo…. Many thanks for all your work; it is MUCH appreciated!

 Thanks for letting me stop by this past Friday to pick up the Binoc mount kit. I put it together Sunday and it works like a champ.  I gave it a textured green Rustoleum finish, so it blends in with the patio furniture on my deck.  It makes binocular stargazing a hundred times better. The instructions were detailed and easy to follow.  Congratulations on a great product!

 “…last night had five people out (from 6:30 – 8) so they could learn how wonderful it was to look through telescopes while you freeze – stars just don’t seem to offer enough warmth to most folks, though they enjoyed climbing the Alps and were especially thrilled with the Alpine Valley! (Learned a little about impact craters, central mountains, lava flows and time as well. ) …. one of the women here last night did get extremely excited when she used the 16X50 binos – on a Peterson pipe mount, of course – to find the Pleiades. (Wish you could have seen her. She is not at all mechanically inclined and I did not explain a thing about the pipe mount to her. Just pointed her at the eyepieces and put her hands on the two 12-inch pipes, then walked away. She did the rest, which is to say this is a very intuitive set-up.) Yes, I know about big binos and have owned and used some of the best – but you wouldn’t believe the squeals of delight when, on her own, she found M45. Folks are impressed they can do this with the binoculars many of them already own – though, of course, mounting them helps a whole lot. In fact, I think mounts such as yours are more important than the particular binos used in terms of making the experience satisfying to the beginner. Afterall, modest 50mm binos are bumping our photon input by a factor of about 100 ( at least for my 64-year-old eyes) – to get a similar leap over the 50mm binos I need to go to my 15-inch Obsession.”

(A response on Yahoo’s Binocular Astronomy group to someone bemoaning the cost of a heavy-duty binocular mount) “The Peterson Engineering EZ binoc mount may be worth a look to you. The kit is inexpensive, and the pipe, fittings, and everything else you need to build it were available locally. I am extremely happy with mine and if you follow the instructions, it is at least as good and in most cases, better than any mount on the market. When properly counterweighted, you can easily manipulate it into any observational position and just let go for “hands free viewing”. Especially useful for the larger binos. I have no vested interest in promoting this mounting system, I am just a very satisfied user or it.  Oberwerk 22×100 binos

 To say I am thrilled would be a profound understatement. Although with my total lack of experience in “plumbing” and some trepidation at my ability to set up the mount, I finally decided to take a shot at it. I gave it two coats of paint and tried it out this morning by using it to view the half moon with my Celestron 15 x 70. It worked like a charm.  Easy on and Easy off.  I can hardly wait to try it tonight. Thanks for having the EZ Bino Mount out there.

Posted to Yahoo’s Binocular Astronomy forum:  I use the EZ Binoc-Mount from Peterson Engineering. It can be moved to any angle, and can be used standing, from a chair, recliner, or standing on your head for that matter. It does not have the limited range of motion inherent in tripod mounted setups. It is a build yourself kit, so the price is not at all prohibitive. I have used this mount with my Celestron 25x100s for well over a year now and have enjoyed every minute of use. Because of its almost unlimited range of motion, I can spend hours of uninterrupted viewing without the neck pain that is associated with prolonged use of tripod mounted setups. I have done several business transactions with Pete, as he also sells many telescope upgrade kits, and have found him to be honest and dedicated to the satisfaction of his customers. He will not attempt to sell anyone anything that they don’t want or need. If he feels that his product would not benefit you, he will tell you so.  While I must admit that it is an odd looking contraption, it’s user-friendly design makes it a winner in my book. If you are someone that is more interested in looking good than in astronomy, then you might want to think twice about it.  As for me, I will place astronomy over vanity every night of the week.   

Just wanted to let you know that I have completed my standard pipe mount kit. It works very well with my 10 lb. 25×100 Zhumell binoculars.  The assembly instructions were thorough, easy to follow and complete. Thanks very much for a great product at a reasonable price

Just wanted to let you know that I am very happy with the EZ Binoc Mount kit.  It works very well with my Orion 10×50’s.  The balance is amazingly rock-solid with very smooth movement.  I really don’t use the thumbscrews at all.  The instructions were very clear and the assembly was straightforward.  Not only is this mount less costly than those available from other manufacturers, the functionality seems far better than anything else that I have seen.  My 13 year-old daughter loves skywatching and has had no problems in figuring out how to use the mount.  Thanks for a high-quality and useful product.

From Yahoo’s binocularastronomy user group posting:
Q  Was wondering if anyone had used this EZ Binoc Mount kit?  ….. Looks easy enough. 
A  I have used this item for about 2 years.  You won’t find a better one.  Easy to put together.  Works as claimed.  S