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Currently, on Amazon priced at just £19.99, you have to wonder just how they can make a profit. It is not like these are cheap and nasty binoculars, the…
Full Review Below
More Info and Purchase: https://amzn.to/2ygV41S
Blog: http://bit.ly/2Cvbnen
Currently, on Amazon priced at just £19.99, you have to wonder just how they can make a profit. It is not like these are cheap and nasty binoculars, they are not, they are well made and have a premium feel to them. If they were on sale in a specialist shop I would expect to see them priced several times higher. It is not even like these are the cheapest, I have seen other similar binoculars priced even less.
The only cheap looking thing about them is the box they came in, which is rather plain, uninspired and already coming apart. Inside were the binoculars themselves, a lanyard cord, a small cleaning cloth, a soft carry bag, and a small but well-printed User Guide. I enclose a scan of the User Guide in my unboxing video, but it does not really tell anything you do not already know.
Build quality seems first rate. The binoculars are made from metal with the lenses made from FMC green film coated optical glass. They feel robust and well made and unlikely to fail anytime soon. They have multicoated lenses have a magnification of 12x with an objective lens diameter of 25mm, a Bak-4 roof prism with a field of view of 114m/1000m and an Angle of field of 6.5°. There is a focusing wheel in the centre and the right eyepiece has a dioptre focus ring to allow for variations between the eyes.
Weighing in at 280 grams the binoculars are 6 x 8 x 10cm in size and sit well in the hand and nicely in the pocket even when in their case, which has a belt loop for those with small pockets.As with all miniature binoculars getting used to the small apertures can take a time but the eyepieces have a rubber surround to make using them with glasses easier. Image quality for the price is excellent with little sign of chromatic aberrations, or colour fringing. Due to the limited lens diameter, which means they pull in less light, the image can be a bit dim in certain conditions as would be the case with any similar binoculars.
I still find it hard to believe that a decent quality set of binoculars can be produced for this price. If you need a set of mini binoculars to keep in the car or rucksack then these would be an excellent buy.
The Good
Great Price
Good build quality
Soft carry case
The Bad
No hard carry case
Poor packaging
