lilcrazy2
Well-known member
It truly is a shame that Celestron's QA sucks so bad on these, as it seems like they could have knocked it out of the park at the $55 level with a reasonable level of quality and build consistency. If you can manage to get a good pair, these are truly outstanding - BUT- that "IF" seems to get more in doubt with each pair ordered lately. (7 ordered - 4 good - 3 bad). Obviously, the longer term longevity is a big question mark.
On my 2nd good pair, I have to agree with Howard220 on the eyecups, as mine are rock solid and stay wherever you put them, and do not have that slight play fully extended that the 1st good pair had.
The comments on the 7x magnification don't bother me that much, and actually seems to play into what a lot of BF members have been wishing for a long time - a 7x30 Yosemite!! Seems like they want more magnification than the 6x and wider FOV and more brightness than the 8x.
If you order from Amazon and select Adorama as the fulfiller, you can only return a defective pair for full credit and will have to reorder, if you so choose. I emailed Adorama Sunday to return defective pair - got email with a prepaid UPS return label Monday morn - called UPS to pickup - reorderd from Amazon (Adorama) after lunch - got the replacements Tuesday morn, and by Thursday Amazon had credited the full price of the defective pair back into my account. Rather painless and not much of a hassle at all.
On my 2nd good pair, I have to agree with Howard220 on the eyecups, as mine are rock solid and stay wherever you put them, and do not have that slight play fully extended that the 1st good pair had.
The comments on the 7x magnification don't bother me that much, and actually seems to play into what a lot of BF members have been wishing for a long time - a 7x30 Yosemite!! Seems like they want more magnification than the 6x and wider FOV and more brightness than the 8x.
If you order from Amazon and select Adorama as the fulfiller, you can only return a defective pair for full credit and will have to reorder, if you so choose. I emailed Adorama Sunday to return defective pair - got email with a prepaid UPS return label Monday morn - called UPS to pickup - reorderd from Amazon (Adorama) after lunch - got the replacements Tuesday morn, and by Thursday Amazon had credited the full price of the defective pair back into my account. Rather painless and not much of a hassle at all.