Reviews by PeteTheBloke

I've marked it 6 out of 10 because it's really very good for the money. It's not going to stand up against scopes at 5 or 6 times the price and will fail miserably against the multi-thousand pound scopes, but for a touch over a hundred quid you get a very reasonable product. You don't need to buy any extras because the eyepiece and the bag come with the scope. (You will need a tripod unless your hands are very steady!)

Put it this way: buy cheap, buy twice can be a good policy at times because not everyone knows whether carrying a scope and tripod is going to be too much hassle. Ebay is full of scopes that have hardly seen any use - I'd rather have a 100 scope in the attic than a 2000 one!

When I move to a better scope, I'll try to find an enthusiastic youngster to give this one to.

Note that the Bresser brand has now finished/faded/gone/disappeared but the range is available under the Barr and Stroud brand.

I've been seriously delighted with these bins. They are available for 175 now and I reckon that's a complete bargain. I owned 3 pairs of lesser binoculars before these and finally had the sense to try out some options in a shop. I was very pleased with the service in the Viking shop in Edinburgh and have never been disappointed about buying these.

The diopter adjustment locks, which is good because I've had Pentax ones that constantly need adjusting, but on my pair the dial zeroes at +1 i.e. I have to move it to +1 even though I know my eyes are the same. The shop offered to replace them on this basis, but it didn't seem important so I kept them.

The eyecups are twist-up and will stay in place in two positions.

Mine came with a strap and a semi-rigid case that has a zip pocket inside, but once the case is shut there's no room for anything but the binoculars, so there's not much point - I can barely fit the strap inside unless I fold it very neatly.