Celestron - Outland X 8x42 Binoculars – Ideal for Birding and Outdoors – 42mm Objective Lenses – Wide 7° Field of View – BaK-4 Prisms – Multi-Coated – Waterproof and Fogproof

I am a beginner birder. Two years ago, I bought a higher-end pair of Monarchs for my wife. When we started comparing these to hers, we were very favorably impressed. These are high quality: great lenses, easy to focus and solid. There are no problems with stability, they are easy to use. Great for birding. The attached lens covers are a plus - otherwise I'm sure I'd lose them. As many have stated in other reviews, these are surprising for their price point and compare well to binoculars costing more than two times as much.

Fantastic binoculars! The quality of the image they provide is outstanding. You can pay more than twice as much for the equivalent Nikon binoculars, and the Nikons would probably be better, but they would only be 5 or 10% better, not twice as good. The 8x42 are perfect for me for birding, sight seeing, sporting events and stuff like that. They are a good balance of magnification,wide field of view, and brightness (exit pupil). The higher magnification 10x42 would also be good for these things, but you give up some field of view with the higher magnification. The extra field of view is helpful for following birds that tend to move around. It is easier to find the birds, and keep them in view. Higher magnification also means more image shake, the 8 power is easier to hold still than 10 power. The larger exit pupil makes viewing easier, even in bright daylight, because you can see the full image circle, even if your eyes aren't perfectly lined up behind the eye peices. I where eye glasses and these binoculars work great with them, I have no trouble at all seeing the full image circle. I just fully retract the eye cups with a twist, and I'm good to go.The eye cups make viewing with out my glasses very comfortable, I just have to adjust the diopter. They are a medium to full sized binocular, but I find them light enough to cary around my neck all day. Lighter than my 7x50s ,but not quite as bright at dusk or for looking at the night sky. They are nitrogen purged and waterproof, so they won't fog up, on the inside, and you can use them in the rain with no worries. If they get dunked in the river when you are canoeing, they should be fine. All in all, I think that for the money they are excellent quality, and being nitrogen purged at this price makes them even a better buy.

These are pretty high quality binoculars, and perform quite well for the price. They come with some nice accessories as well. All of the components work fairly well, except that the eye cup distance adjustment is a little too sensitive. When placing on the rubber eyepiece cover, it will turn/adjust them. You will need them set to maximum if you rest them against your eyes, or set to minimum if you wear glasses. These are pretty good for birdwatching and low-light use. For birdwatching, you want a low magnification such as 7-8, which will allow you to focus closely and have a large field of view so you can easily track movement. For night/low light use, you want the largest objective lens possible, to let a lot of light in. 42mm is fairly large for objective lenses (7x50 would be better, but you would have to switch to a porro-prism design which results in a full sized/heavy binocular. If you want binoculars for looking at stars, I would suggest getting the 10x42 version as a minimum. A large objective lens and large zoom will help a lot. So you may want to consider a zoom binocular with a tripod. A telescope would be even better :3 These are 8x42, which is fairly uncommon, and on the large size for a BAK-4 setup. 8x is perfect for a large FOV and a close focal length (it's something like 9 feet to infinity). The large 42 objective lens is fairly large, which gives you good vision in low-light conditions, as well as further expanding the FOV. BAK-4 is going to give you the best quality, which is quite noticeable compared to other BAK prisms, or the cheaper Porro prisms. I suspect that these are from the same Chinese manufacturer as many of the generic unbranded/fakebranded 8-10x48 BAK-4 binocs floating around, that run 60$ -80$ range. The company logo is a plastic sticker on a removable nut. The "outlandx" lettering wipes right off with your finger. Even if they are from the same factory, the pricing here is fair, and generally US based companies will do their own QC to weed out any of the lower-end units that will slip through with the cheaper brands. Re-branding aside, the overall quality is quite good. The housing is completely wrapped in a thick rubber shell. It's glued down fairly well and should provide plenty of durability. The lenses are clear, and they are sealed/waterproofed, so you don't have to worry about particles/humidity ever appearing in them. You can mount it to a tripod if you wish, by unscrewing the logo cap. The objective lens covers have a ring to hold them on to the binoculars, and are tight enough that they won't fall off when flipped down. The eyepiece cover is flexible, and split on one side. You can easily tie a lanyard (like paracord) around the unsplit side, and clip that to the included neck strap, so you won't have to worry about losing it. The included neck strap is fine, and will adjust short enough to let you carry these high on your chest, or low at your waist. The included bag is is padded, and decently made. It has a clip-on strap and two D-rings. There is also a pocket where you can keep a small booklet, or the microfiber cleaning cloth.

Perfect buy, I use it often for bird watching and scenery. Adds whole level of experience to regular places. Perfect if you go to National and State Parks.

These are REALLY good binoculars - even if they cost 2x as much. Clear, easy to focus, good with glasses. I've tried name brands and other non-name brands (aka - cheap) and these are clearly on the higher end.

Buena visión, cómodos, poco peso. Fue para un regalo pero los he probado desde entonces en varias ocasiones que hemos salido juntos a ver aves

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I got those for star gazing and it does the job quite well really nice crisp and clear image easy to fucus on what your looking at they re worth 100$ got them at 65$ on sale and really worth it. Also great in daylight bak-4 prism gives you crystal clear image. I was watching the full moon last night with jupiter on its right side and saturne on its left it was beautiful, they re not made for deep sky but i was impressed how clearly the moon and its craters came out and how bright jupiter was on its side. I recommend those binoculars they re great for eveeything.

The eye focus adjustment is a little tricky but once it's done it stays as needed. Great visibility. Very clear focus. Brings views of birds up close.

Great binoculars. Clear image and very effective in all environments. Highly recommend and decent price for what you get. Comfy to carry and use and would make an ideal beginners set to bird watching or first proper pair of binoculars.