I dont know if you're familiar with the offer that is on at Lidl at the moment, but they are selling good quality rubberised 10x 50s for £11.99! Normally the old adage 'if it sounds too good to be true it probably is' is one i go by but these are exceptional!
They have long eye relief eyepieces, great fro specs wearers and also rubber eyecups that twist up or down, fabulous!
I bought them primarily for star gazing(hence the 50 objectives!) but they are just as good during the day. In fact after having done a comparison with my opticron scope I can honestly say there is more contrast and less fringing with the cheap bins than my much more expensive scope!
They have the name Bresser on them and are made by Meade under licence.
For 12 quid they are excellent, in fact for £40 they are excellent!
They even have a tripod mount thread(adaptor costs 5.99) and a rubber rain guard and objective covers!
Cyclops,
Congrats to your purchase! I have this one too! This binocular probably is the worlds best value for the money. Usually a binocular of that price (or twice) is optically junk.
I don't want to make you dissapointed but you may notice that the aperture is stopped down to about 42mm. This means that it's actually to be considered as a 10x42.
But the sharpness is extreme for this price, and rivalling some 10-20times more expensive binoculars. It has it's shortages, but for that price it's a true bargain, worth MUCH more than 12£!
Regards, Patric
[quote=Swedpat;1178418]Cyclops,
Congrats to your purchase! I have this one too! This binocular probably is the worlds best value for the money. Usually a binocular of that price (or twice) is optically junk.
I don't want to make you dissapointed but you may notice that the aperture is stopped down to about 42mm. This means that it's actually to be considered as a 10x42.
But the sharpness is extreme for this price, and rivalling some 10-20times more expensive binoculars. It has it's shortages, but for that price it's a true bargain, worth MUCH more than 12£!
Regards, Patric[/quote]
you know I just had a look and yes there is a plastic baffle in there, but even so they are very bright and sharp.