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<blockquote data-quote="Stephen Prower" data-source="post: 3262905" data-attributes="member: 115634"><p><strong>Benthonic binocular life</strong></p><p></p><p>Bencw</p><p></p><p>Comet AX11 7x30 versus Celestron Nature 8x30 (? Re-badged Kunming BW11 7x30)</p><p></p><p></p><p>1. Here's the provenance of the Comet 7x30 (Comet AX11 7x30)! I have bought two from the Ebay vendor:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Comet-Waterproof-Binocular-7x30-173m-1000m-FREE-Compass-/151757722425?hash=item2355771339" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Comet-Waterproof-Binocular-7x30-173m-1000m-FREE-Compass-/151757722425?hash=item2355771339</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-7x30-Portable-Binoculars-Telescope-Waterproof-case-strap-FREE-COMPASS-/151753092656?hash=item2355306e30" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-7x30-Portable-Binoculars-Telescope-Waterproof-case-strap-FREE-COMPASS-/151753092656?hash=item2355306e30</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.alibaba.com/countrysearch/CN/best-binoculars-7x30.html" target="_blank">http://www.alibaba.com/countrysearch/CN/best-binoculars-7x30.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Best-selling-AX11-7x30-accurate-binoculars_60258789153.html?spm=a2700.7724858.35.1.3taUV9" target="_blank">http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Best-selling-AX11-7x30-accurate-binoculars_60258789153.html?spm=a2700.7724858.35.1.3taUV9</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>2. I have bought in the past for self or presents to friends or relatives, and still currently use, the Celestron Nature 8x30 Porro:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.parkcameras.com/p/9775090C/clearance/celestron/celestron-nature-8x30-binoculars?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=CK6YyqTqnscCFQLMtAodJkMIMQ" target="_blank">https://www.parkcameras.com/p/9775090C/clearance/celestron/celestron-nature-8x30-binoculars?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=CK6YyqTqnscCFQLMtAodJkMIMQ</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>3. The Celestron Nature 8x30 Porro seems identical to the Kunming United Optics BW11 7x30:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.united-optics.com/products/binoculars/Hunting_Birding_Outdoor_Binoculars.html" target="_blank">http://www.united-optics.com/products/binoculars/Hunting_Birding_Outdoor_Binoculars.html</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.united-optics.com/products/binoculars/Huniting_Birding_Outdoor_Binoculars/BW11_Series/BW11_Series.html" target="_blank">http://www.united-optics.com/products/binoculars/Huniting_Birding_Outdoor_Binoculars/BW11_Series/BW11_Series.html</a></p><p></p><p>Ie the Celestron Nature 8x30 Porro could well be the Kunming United Optics BW11 7x30 as re-specified and re-badged by Celestron.</p><p></p><p>It is of course already well-known on the Forum, gratis Henry Link, that the Celestron is truly specified '6.8x27'; not '8x30'!</p><p></p><p></p><p>4. I add in passing that, per OpticsPlanet.com website today, Celestron have now discontinued the Celestron Nature 8x30 Porro in the USA:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.opticsplanet.com/celestron-nature-8x30-porro-binocular.html" target="_blank">http://www.opticsplanet.com/celestron-nature-8x30-porro-binocular.html</a></p><p></p><p></p><p>5. I am inexperienced and not expert. But I venture to take the opportunity of replying to you to contribute to the thread my own preliminary comparison of the Comet and the Celestron!</p><p></p><p>I have compared the two binoculars side by side from the house. I have also managed a first field trial of the Comet.</p><p></p><p>The bodies of the two binoculars are different.</p><p></p><p>The Celestron seems to have the edge optically.</p><p></p><p>The Comet for me has the edge ergonomically.</p><p></p><p>The build quality of the Comet, certainly as manifest externally, is far superior. </p><p></p><p>The retail price of the Comet on Ebay is, unusually, lower than the current wholesale price. The high build quality reflects the wholesale price rather than the retail price.</p><p></p><p></p><p>6. The faults of the Celestron are well known. I add just that the eyecups still rattle and fail to stay up; the badges still fall off: I have so far lost one. The outward appearance is extremely tatty.</p><p></p><p></p><p>7. The faults of my two Comets are as follows.</p><p></p><p>The supplied strap of the Comet is too wide for the strap loops. The loops are designed for a narrower strap. The supplied strap cannot even be forced through the loops with the blade of a screwdriver.</p><p></p><p>The first Comet has assembly faults.</p><p></p><p>Trivially one of the eyecups is stiff to move.</p><p></p><p>Seriously, the diopter adjuster is mis-centred over to the left. I only have just enough movement of the adjuster to the right for my eyes.</p><p></p><p>The bridge is rocky. The binocular did though achieve and hold a satisfactory diopter setting on the trial outing in the field.</p><p></p><p>Apart from the strap, the second Comet is fault-free.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Stephen Prower</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stephen Prower, post: 3262905, member: 115634"] [b]Benthonic binocular life[/b] Bencw Comet AX11 7x30 versus Celestron Nature 8x30 (? Re-badged Kunming BW11 7x30) 1. Here's the provenance of the Comet 7x30 (Comet AX11 7x30)! I have bought two from the Ebay vendor: [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Comet-Waterproof-Binocular-7x30-173m-1000m-FREE-Compass-/151757722425?hash=item2355771339[/url] [url]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/UK-7x30-Portable-Binoculars-Telescope-Waterproof-case-strap-FREE-COMPASS-/151753092656?hash=item2355306e30[/url] [url]http://www.alibaba.com/countrysearch/CN/best-binoculars-7x30.html[/url] [url]http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Best-selling-AX11-7x30-accurate-binoculars_60258789153.html?spm=a2700.7724858.35.1.3taUV9[/url] 2. I have bought in the past for self or presents to friends or relatives, and still currently use, the Celestron Nature 8x30 Porro: [url]https://www.parkcameras.com/p/9775090C/clearance/celestron/celestron-nature-8x30-binoculars?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=pricecomp&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=CK6YyqTqnscCFQLMtAodJkMIMQ[/url] 3. The Celestron Nature 8x30 Porro seems identical to the Kunming United Optics BW11 7x30: [url]http://www.united-optics.com/products/binoculars/Hunting_Birding_Outdoor_Binoculars.html[/url] [url]http://www.united-optics.com/products/binoculars/Huniting_Birding_Outdoor_Binoculars/BW11_Series/BW11_Series.html[/url] Ie the Celestron Nature 8x30 Porro could well be the Kunming United Optics BW11 7x30 as re-specified and re-badged by Celestron. It is of course already well-known on the Forum, gratis Henry Link, that the Celestron is truly specified '6.8x27'; not '8x30'! 4. I add in passing that, per OpticsPlanet.com website today, Celestron have now discontinued the Celestron Nature 8x30 Porro in the USA: [url]http://www.opticsplanet.com/celestron-nature-8x30-porro-binocular.html[/url] 5. I am inexperienced and not expert. But I venture to take the opportunity of replying to you to contribute to the thread my own preliminary comparison of the Comet and the Celestron! I have compared the two binoculars side by side from the house. I have also managed a first field trial of the Comet. The bodies of the two binoculars are different. The Celestron seems to have the edge optically. The Comet for me has the edge ergonomically. The build quality of the Comet, certainly as manifest externally, is far superior. The retail price of the Comet on Ebay is, unusually, lower than the current wholesale price. The high build quality reflects the wholesale price rather than the retail price. 6. The faults of the Celestron are well known. I add just that the eyecups still rattle and fail to stay up; the badges still fall off: I have so far lost one. The outward appearance is extremely tatty. 7. The faults of my two Comets are as follows. The supplied strap of the Comet is too wide for the strap loops. The loops are designed for a narrower strap. The supplied strap cannot even be forced through the loops with the blade of a screwdriver. The first Comet has assembly faults. Trivially one of the eyecups is stiff to move. Seriously, the diopter adjuster is mis-centred over to the left. I only have just enough movement of the adjuster to the right for my eyes. The bridge is rocky. The binocular did though achieve and hold a satisfactory diopter setting on the trial outing in the field. Apart from the strap, the second Comet is fault-free. Stephen Prower [/QUOTE]
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