CELESTRON 71133 UpClose 10 x 25 Roof Prism Binoculars

Rating:
Summary: really good binoc's
Review: i'm a photographer...with tons of gear from canon, minolta, zeiss, leica etc. I think I'm fairly critical when it comes to the quality of optics.

I choses the for concerts mainly. I wanted a pair that I didnt care if they got lost.

For the money, this cheap-o set of binoc's is damn good. I compared them to the Nikons ($65), the Meades, the Bushnell's and a few others. I wanted something nice and small for concerts but didnt want a piece of junk that I'd hate to look through. These binoc's have a metal focusing plate on top, smooth and tight focusing center-roller, heavy rubber covered lens barrels and they're very light. they have adjustable eye pieces for those with difference prescription eyes/contacts/glasses. It has a very thin nylon string as the neckstrap...feels like a shoelace...probably it's biggest fault. It comes with a decent case with belt loop and velco closing flap.