Well, a pair of these it seems. New Baigish, 8x30 from China. I don't know why, just bored and curious I guess, as I left an overnight bid of $21 free p&p, and awoke to find I won them. Well for £15 I was not expecting much at all, one for the grand kids to play with, but when they came I was amazed, ok, they cant match a serious binocular, top range or mid range even, but I have had binoculars costing 4 or 5 times as much that are no better than these. All metal construction, they look like the soviet era Russian bins, but are almost certainly made in China I would think, so materials quality would be questionable, however optically they are half decent, sharp clear view, tad dark but have not got that yellow tint Russian bins usually have, pretty color neutral. Tested them against a pair of 8x30 Jenoptems, and they fared quite well really, Jenoptems were of course better, a bit sharper, better FOV and less CA, but for £15 !!! how do they do it? . Even the case, although cheap vinyl, is well padded and better than those canvas bags some top brands used to supply.
They would be fine for a beginner or youngster.
They would be fine for a beginner or youngster.
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