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Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2017

Great for birding in my backyard. They are a little heavy for hiking, but that's just my opinion. Like my 8 x 42 for hiking. Bought 10 x 42 and love them for Birding on trails better then my 8 x 42, since I can see distance objects a little better.

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Michael Nuss

15x70 binoculars that are good. These 8x56 are not

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2015

There is not enough interoccular distance adjustment. They are heavy. The eye-relief distance from the eyepieces to your eye is too far, even with the eyecups adjusted all the way out. Had to put my near-sighted weighted glasses back on to eat up the eye relief distance to be able to put both fields off view together to form an image. I don't understand the design philosophy. The optic paths were each clear and very color free. I have a Celestron 14 (C14, 1980 vintage) that is superb, 15x70 binoculars that are good. These 8x56 are not.
Update- I tried the Vortex Vulture HD 8x56 and this is what I wrote about them: My interpupillary distance is 34mm for each eye (total is 68mm- I am symmetrical). I cannot readily and comfortably see a binocular field of view no matter with the eyecups screwed in or out, with my nearsighted glasses on or off. If I use my eyebrows as a resting place, I can sometimes hold the binocular view. The positioning of your eyes (in my humble opinion) is TOO CRITICAL to the eyepieces. The construction is solid, very clear and color free through each of the optical paths. The binoculars are relatively heavy, but that is not an issue, they were to be carried in my truck, not as hiking/hunting optics. I might draw the ire of Vortex fans, because these are very well built and superb optics for the price, but they look very suspicious to the build and performance of the Celestron 71334 Nature DX 8x56 Binoculars, which I tried also (difference is the right eye diopter on center post of Vortex, on right eyepiece of Celestron) . I have resign myself to give up on roof prism binocular designs of this size of optics or larger. My friend's Vortex Viper 10x42 suffers none of these problems and are superb.

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Jo Muncy

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Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2017

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Square P.

Deep, vivid vision with feel free price and neck

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016

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Which shows better vision than I expected. It makes worthy carring larger binoculars than things like 'Nixon 10X42' for me. Cosidering it's aperture, it's pretty handy.
Even though, it's available with affordable price.
The only complaint so far is a minor one. Insidiously gone nut cap.

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Kaunas8

Good binoculars for the price

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015

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For the price these are good binoculars, and a great value. The 56 mm lenses are huge and capture images impressively well in low light. The downside is that they are quite heavy, so not good for toting around in the field around the neck. These are solid, but have a plastic body. Controls are not overly precise but work decently. For a nicer all metal body similarly speced binos would cost $400 or more generally. The image is clear and sharp, but I find the view to not be very wide, but more of a circle.

Overall, these are good binos for the price, especially for low light use.

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vintagesusie

Happy Campers!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2017

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My husband & I really enjoy camping, we go all the time. I just bought these for my him for Father's Day & he LOVES them! He says they are so much clearer & easier to adjust then any binoculars he's ever owned. They came with a nice case & 2 straps for the case & binos. He's very pleased and excited about his new gift, which made me a Happy Camper!!!

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Steven C. Rogers

Work well

Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2023

Style: 10x42Set: w/ basic smartphone adapterVerified Purchase

These were recommended at a state park by an ornithologist (bird expert). We like them.

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Ronald Haid

Great!

Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2017

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Very good for such a low price.

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Patricia J. Schultz

Great binoculars Only drawback is that there are heavy to ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2018

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Great binoculars Only drawback is that there are heavy to carry around.

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Michael Nuss

15x70 binoculars that are good. These 8x56 are not

Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2015

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Amazon Customer

Very nice and worth the cost.

Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2018

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Had to send the first pair back because they were cracked.BUT new pair came in perfect condition and within 2 days I gave 4 stars only because they came damaged

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Huntress

Binocs work well, dealer not so much

Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2015

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I had to send the binocs back because they were too large and heavy for birdwatching. The binocs were fine, but the fact that I had to pay for an insured return, plus a restocking fee bothered me a bit. I spent $24.00 just returning a pair of binocs. Not cool. I would not buy from this dealer again.

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