Just had this out for a test spin. Pretty useless basically sums it up.
I had thought of beating it to death with my 2lb hammer but I think it will do as a kitchen bin, I mean kitchen/ backyard view binocular. I already have a kitchen bin which this binocular almost went into.
Useless fov and suffers EXTREMELY!!!!!! badly with glare.
Pretty much a total waste of money and I bought it on no return -although I got it cheap- but now I'm stuck with it.
Now the bizarre part is that it's actually a very pretty binocular and really looks like nice quality finished (metal machined smooth turning focus wheel for example) and when not outside in glare causing light i.e. indoors looking out, can actually provide some nice clarity and pleasing colour rendition. It also comes in nice packaging with a nice little case and strap etc.
My advice though would be to forget about ever buying one of these no matter how cheap. It would even be rubbish as a holiday bin. I think I will keep it to remind me not to fall for such a thing again.
My Viking Vistron 8x25 is way way better outdoors so I will be using that instead. I think it related to or the same bin as the Vixen Artek (or whatever it's called) 8x25 so I'd recommend that. My Hawke Froniter 8x25 is also way better so I have two 8x25's that are both much better than this ridiculous Bresser 8x28. Go figure.
Good news, I hope, is that I have a papilio II 6.5x21 on the way which I hope will somehow make up for this disaster.
First VW and now this Bresser. Germany is crumbling. This is my first Bresser binocular and it's plain absolute crap. It must surely be some kind of joke and I see the warranty card is for 2 years not the somehow 20 years I have seen mentioned on the Bresser site not that anyone would ever want to get this repaired.
We perhaps should have a thread just for naming and shaming stuff like this as a warning for folks to avoid. I'm baffled with this being a German brand? Nicely engineered body etc and total shit optically?
It's a turd in wolfs clothing:-C
I had thought of beating it to death with my 2lb hammer but I think it will do as a kitchen bin, I mean kitchen/ backyard view binocular. I already have a kitchen bin which this binocular almost went into.
Useless fov and suffers EXTREMELY!!!!!! badly with glare.
Pretty much a total waste of money and I bought it on no return -although I got it cheap- but now I'm stuck with it.
Now the bizarre part is that it's actually a very pretty binocular and really looks like nice quality finished (metal machined smooth turning focus wheel for example) and when not outside in glare causing light i.e. indoors looking out, can actually provide some nice clarity and pleasing colour rendition. It also comes in nice packaging with a nice little case and strap etc.
My advice though would be to forget about ever buying one of these no matter how cheap. It would even be rubbish as a holiday bin. I think I will keep it to remind me not to fall for such a thing again.
My Viking Vistron 8x25 is way way better outdoors so I will be using that instead. I think it related to or the same bin as the Vixen Artek (or whatever it's called) 8x25 so I'd recommend that. My Hawke Froniter 8x25 is also way better so I have two 8x25's that are both much better than this ridiculous Bresser 8x28. Go figure.
Good news, I hope, is that I have a papilio II 6.5x21 on the way which I hope will somehow make up for this disaster.
First VW and now this Bresser. Germany is crumbling. This is my first Bresser binocular and it's plain absolute crap. It must surely be some kind of joke and I see the warranty card is for 2 years not the somehow 20 years I have seen mentioned on the Bresser site not that anyone would ever want to get this repaired.
We perhaps should have a thread just for naming and shaming stuff like this as a warning for folks to avoid. I'm baffled with this being a German brand? Nicely engineered body etc and total shit optically?
It's a turd in wolfs clothing:-C