Bushnell 7x50 Marine Binoculars - Fogproof & Waterproof Binoculars with Internal Rangefinder & Illuminated Compass for Boating, Sailing and Fishing

Very impressed with these binos. Image quality is excellent, the compass is nicely damped and seems to work well even at fairly large angles above and below the horizontal. Unlike other binos the focusing is via each eye-piece, not a central knob. Only an issue if constantly sharing - which I will discourage crewmates from contemplating! Surprisingly and despite their heft, they do (barely) float - I tested this in a bucket of cold fresh water. They were mostly submerged, but they eyepieces were stubbornly above the water. So should be well above in salt-water. Looks like there's a filter thread for the objectives, something less than 52mm, but I haven't had time to explore properly yet. I like their performance and price-point - anything on a boat is eventually going to get wet, otherwise fail or be dropped. I think these will endure and if they fall overboard and can't be retrieved at this price I won't cry for too long.

You don't realize how much you miss your binoculars until you try to do some boating / sailing without them. These are well made, armored, waterproof, and have excellent light transmission. I have 2 sets now, one for the boat and one for on land. Seller performed as advertised, price reflects a good value. These are great sailing binoculars. Recommended!

I use them frequently sailing day and night and they are excellent. The image quality is top. The compass makes it easy to take bearings. The compass is however not that stabilized, meaning that if your boat is moving around, as is the case if you are sailing or motoring, you won't be able to get a very precise bearing (plus minus 10-15degrees). The compass is illuminated, it's really hard to get this battery in though! I use my Petzl headlamp when I am sailing @ night with a red light, I discovered that it does illuminate the compass by reflection without using the built-in lamp and without affecting the vision... Overall I am very very satisfied and would recommend them highly.

At first, I really liked these Bushnell binoculars. They feel solid, with nonslip coating, the compass seems high quality, optics are excellent. But immediately, the light switch was broken. There were no useful instructions about inserting the batteries (minor) and the battery contact was scratched as if by a pocket knife. The cheap plastic battery cap is almost impossible to install correctly and is easily damaged. It seems to be missing a negative battery contact, also. These binoculars seem to be used. They were shipped in just a plastic bag with no padding at all!!!! The thin packaging was very old-looking. I really wanted to like these, but the light system is cheap and shoddy. I thought about sending them for repair, but I see that other people have received bad service from Bushnell, so I will return them. UPDATE: I bought a second pair of these Marine 7 x 50 binoculars directly from Bushnell. They work perfectly! I am convinced that the first pair that I received from the company that sells through Amazon were used and damaged and the company must have known this, and falsely represented them as new. This company should be banned from selling on Amazon!!! SIDE NOTE: The batteries should be positive side up. The battery cap is cheap and still easily damaged, and difficult to install without damaging it. The compass light is red, so you will know for sure if it is working. So far, I really like these.

Well priced marine binoculars with good field of vision, crisp optics and an attractive look. The built-in compass heading device is a huge help in taking bearings on various chartable objects. My only quibble (and it's a small one) is that it is always better if the lens caps come attached to the binoculars because they otherwise invariably get misplaced. All in all this is an excellent buy for boating and I'm a lot more comfortable using these than I am with my $1200 image stabilized Canon at this very attractive price.

Great product. Fast shipping and the best price in the market.

Exchanged the Baraska version for these, the first Baraska's arrived out of alignment - knocked out JUST IN SHIPPING according to Baraska's Customer Support. So I returned them to Amazon within 30 days for these and the $70 Bushnell H2O Waterproof/Fogproof Porro Prism Binocular. I really WANTED these with the compass in the viewfinder. In tests with four different people and conditions, all found the $70 marine Bushnell's the sharpest and easiest to use. I returned these with the compass. The $70 are also lighter and easier to focus than these with the compass. NOTE for ALL LESSER BINOCULARS: All these mid range binoculars can be knocked out of alignment in a fall and not much of one. (and yes, anything under $400 is semi-pro) If that happens most manufactures including Bushnell and Baraska will not repair them in warranty and the repairs are enough to make tossing them out for a new pair more viable. The same CAN happen to a $500 pair of Steiners, but for those you WILL spend $70+shipping to repair.

The justification for these binoculars is that they are fogproof. A typical center focus binocular will easily fog up with temperature changes, while these waterproof, sealed binoculars won't. They eyepieces focus individually, and they are "one and done", meaning once they are focused for an individual, they are good for any distance without refocusing. I have not used the rengefinder but the built in compass is excellent for checking bearings and comparing deviation of the boats main compass.

Les jumelles Bushnell 137500 sont un excellent choix pour les amateurs de navigation et de plaisance. Grâce à leur compas intégré et leur grossissement 7x50, ces jumelles vous permettent de naviguer en toute sécurité en mer en gardant toujours un œil sur l'horizon. Leur construction robuste et étanche les rend résistantes aux chocs et à l'eau salée, ce qui en fait un choix idéal pour les environnements marins. De plus, leur optique de qualité supérieure offre une clarté d'image exceptionnelle, même par temps brumeux ou nuageux. Les jumelles Bushnell 137500 sont donc un excellent investissement pour tout amateur de navigation qui recherche une paire de jumelles fiable, robuste et de haute qualité pour explorer les océans en toute sécurité.

perfect

Bought for a navy graduate and they were very well received. Great product, perfect for nautical use.

Not as per description having a reticle is not a range finding binocular

Binocolo specialistico marino. Nato marino con bussola integrata e non sporgente stabile e precisa immersa nel fluido. In mano si tiene molto bene e non ha sporgenze. Altri modelli hanno la bussola molto sporgente tale da risultare, alle volte, scomoda. Binocolo che soddisfa pienamente... ad un prezzo accettabile. UNICO APPUNTO: MI E' ARRIVATA LA SUA SCATOLA ORIGINALE IFILATA DENTRO UNA BUSTA DI CARTA. INCREDIBILE !. UNO STRUMENTO OTTICO SENZA UN'ADEGUATO IMBALLAGGIO !. FORTUNATAMENTE E' ARRIVATO PERFETTO. RINGRAZIO LA LOGISTICA ED IL TRASPORTATORE CON LE MANI DI VELLUTO. Altri oggetti, assolutamente non delicati, sono arrivati dentro scatole enormi piene di imballaggio. Che strano.