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Too many stars!

Advantages: Good field of view, but with reasonable magnification.
Disadvantages: Weight, and eyecups letting light in from the side.

I would say that these are a pretty good entry level pair of binoculars for someone just starting to explore the night skies. The field of view is wide enough so that with a bit of practice you can know what constellations you are looking at, but the m ...

lordbolt 06.10.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Celestron Skymaster 15X70 *71009*

CELESTRON SKYMASTER 15X70 BINOCULARS PERFECT FOR ASTRONOMY

Advantages: bright clear image, great value for money, perfect for astronomy
Disadvantages: a bit heavy,

I brought these Binoculars last year purposely for astronomy, The sky at night magazines "best buy" initially caught my attention, so I drove down to my local binocular & telescope store and tested them in daylight, I got a bright clear view focusing was ...

nikon-boy 11.01.2010 · Read full review
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Review of Celestron Skymaster 15X70 *71009*

Binoculars are not just for seeing things far away

Advantages: Focus down to .5 metres, Rugged, beautiful, excellent optics, light
Disadvantages: The case doesn't attach to the strap

Simply the best Xmas present we have ever had. The Papilio is very well built and cleverly designed. The image quality is superb. The USP is the ability to focus down to .5 metres. Never understood why it would be important until we went on a guided F ...

mike.speer 05.02.2006 · Read full review
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Review of Pentax 8,5 X 21 Papilio

Here's lookin' at you kid

Advantages: Light, compact, excellent optical quality
Disadvantages: compromises have still been made

...I wanted a pair of compact binoculars to keep in my pocket or glove compartment of the car - OLYMPUS with their reputation for high quality optical instruments provided a very effective solution. My trusty East German Jenoptem binoculars had suffered l ...

dobieg 25.04.2003 · Read full review
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Review of Olympus 8X21 DPC I

Olympus 8X25 WP I My Adult Toy

Advantages: Clear pictures, water proof, fog proof, mold proof, Light weight
Disadvantages: May take a while to get used to using

Ever since I was a child I have loved binoculars. There is something childlike about them. I love the way you can zoom into something far away and see it as though it is close up. It's like having a toy that you love playing with. However, my childhood bi ...

Mickie26 08.06.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Olympus 8X25 WP I