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For H2O 8x25 in Medium & Compact Binoculars
Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • Good field of view and eye relief, waterproof, sharp
Cons
  • Close focus poor, flare, don't hang vertically
Great cheap pair of waterproof compacts. Latest top focus wheel position model.

These work well for my eyes as some compacts don't. The eye-cups aren't too small, the focus (clockwise to infinity), accurately works on both tubes and the hinges are stiff enough to stay where you set them. The collimation is spot on. The strap luge are the proper full size. There is tons of focus travel beyond infinity. The objective lenses are nicely recessed. It has twist up eye-cups

The image is a bit dull and not that vibrant or contrasty (due to not being fully multi-coated?), and they could focus more closely. There is some flare and one of the tubes has a speck visible looking back to front but it doesn't affect the image. The focus action is a bit sticky in one point.

They come with a case, a very long strap and tiny cleaning cloth.

Overall for the price paid (18), highly recommended.
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For 8x32 Superior E in Medium & Compact Binoculars
Recommended
Yes
Price
0$
Pros
  • excellent optics
Cons
  • flimsy eyecups,stiff focussing,neckstrap eyelet position
I bought these in Dec.\'98 and they have turned out to be a great buy. They have never leaked/fogged internally though I do protect them from the worst downpours. I would endorse previous reviews over the excellent optical qualities of this binocular and build quality-there is no play in the eyepiece bridge, a quality linked apparently to the stiffish focussing. There is also a minimal build up of dust internally.

On initial use I noticed slightly too much eye relief but I have since got used to this by the way I hold the binoculars. I also tried to obtain stiffer/thicker eyecups to replace the rather thin walled originals but without any success. I don\'t wear glasses so am not rolling them down and in their defence I still have the originals in use though they are a bit misshapen now after 6 years.

For my fairly close set eyes I found the hanging binoculars would dig the objective lenses into my chest. I had to fashion an eyelet position from cable-ties to the outer extremes of the binocular so that it now hangs more vertically. As with all binoclar shop testing, the strap wasn\'t attached and I didn\'t notice this till I got home.

Contrary to some reports there is some flare in very low sunlit conditions but it is no worse than other top rated binoculars.

In conclusion still a great binocular for the money.
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