CHF988.–
Canon 15x50 IS AW
15 x, 50 mm
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11 reviews
I really like them, they produce a big bright clea...
I really like them, they produce a big bright clear image. There is a tiny bit of rainbow effect on edges with high contrast, but nothing serious.
They do have a few drawbacks: especially the eye cups. The eye pieces are so large in diameter, that when I set the eye distance to fit my face, I cannot fit the bridge of my nose between them. I can only use them with the rubber cups folded down, then they work for me, but then a bit of light comes in form the sides. I am considering trimming the rubber to fit me better. The eye cups are glued on so they are not so easy to change with something else.
The stabilization is good, although I feel it is not as "strong" as with the 12X36 Canons... This could just be due to the higher magnification. I also felt as though the focus was constantly drifting on me when using them, but now I realize it seems to be that the stabilization seems to sort of jitter (a tiny tiny amount) when its forced to make big corrections, causing a slight (almost imperceptible) fuzzing of the image. Now that I know I just leave the focus alone and wait for the image to settle.
If you can put up with the eyecups I think they are worth the money. Even better quality binoculars (Leica, Zeiss, etc) will not give you this kind of view without a tripod or something to rest against.
Pro
- Amazing detail and clarity without a tripod.
- stabilization works well
- push on/ push off stabilization button
- Work well in low light.
Contra
- heavy, makes your arms tired.
- eye cups are terrible (way too big in diameter)
- stabilization does cause a tiny amount of blur (micro jitter) when panning
Binoculars for stargazing
I have owned the binoculars for two days. I have been observing nature in daylight. The sharp-edged and stable image has already impressed me, but no wow effect yet, as I have a Swarovski SLC 7x50 as a reference. I experienced the wow effect today, Maundy Thursday. It's 8 o'clock in the evening, cloudless, moonless, fresh temperature and excellent seeing condition. I sat on an office chair on the balcony with the glass for an hour and the western sky darkened. Stargazing with the glass is unbeatable among binoculars, such a sharp and steady image and so easy to use! Jupiter and the 3 moons can be observed for minutes. Andromida can be recognised but not to its maximum extent due to light pollution. Seven swests fill two thirds of the image. Each one can be seen very clearly. Many fainter stars can be recognised in between. To my great surprise, I have never seen so many satellites racing through the sky. All of them are faint but very easy to recognise and track thanks to the image stabiliser. You can practically point the glass in any direction, wait half a minute, and there is a high probability that a satellite will cross the area. Most of the time I saw 3 satellites in the picture at the same time. I will certainly spend many nights with the glass...
Pro
- Sharp & stable image
- Minor colour errors
Contra
- No lens cover
- Weight
Binoculars
Pro
- Excellent image stabiliser
Contra
- No cover for front optics
It does what it should
Pro
- Large opening
- Image stabiliser
- Compact
Contra
- quite heavy
- No lens cover
Superb!"
The stabilisation really allows you to see details otherwise indistinguishable due to movement.
Pro
- Good optics
Contra
- Heavy
optically very good at day and night
Pro
- Image stabilization very good
- optics very good at day and night (astronomy)
Contra
- heavy (weight)
- expensive
6 out of 11 reviews
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