Bushnell 8x25 H2O Series, Compact Water Proof Roof Prism Binocular with 7.0 Degree Angle of View, U.S.A.

2013-02-04T19:00:00

Great for travel. We use it on trips to the ocean for bird and boat watching.

Greg

2012-01-30T19:00:00

Binos are suprisingly heavy, This is good. It means quality construction. View is super crisp, and 8x25 form factor is best all around size. Has retractable eye shields built in. No lens caps. The rubberized coating is good. My only issue is the closest focus length is about 25 ft. But I don't look at stuff that close up anyway. So they are perfect.

BlazerBud

2011-09-26T21:00:00

I was looking for a waterproof compact binocular with decent specs and this one seemed to fit the bill. It's very compact so you'll use it when you wouldn't consider bringing a larger one. The image was pretty good but the field of view was a little narrow. I knew this from the specs so I wasn't disappointed. Focusing was a little sloppy but plenty good for this price range. I couldn't use it because, even though it has retractable eyepieces to accomodate eyeglasses, the eye relief (12 mm) is way too short. With my eyglasses on I could only see part of the already narrow field of view. I exchanged this for another one from Adorama(considerably more expensive) with 18.5 mm of eye relief and it allows me to see the full field of view with my eyeglasses on. I would consider 18 mm to be the minimum eye relief for eyeglass wearers. More would be better. Had it not been for the eye relief, I would have kept it. I think it's a pretty good value for the price.

JOHN N.

2009-09-01T21:00:00

Spent 2 weeks in Alaska with these and had to get a second pair for sporting events.

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