Affordable and reliable at the same time, this pair of binoculars is a smart investment for all outdoor enthusiasts. The unique Porro prism design allows greater depth of field than what you would get with normal roof prism designs. The feature is great for wildlife watching but might not be the best choice for sports events, concerts or birdwatching when you want to see objects from up-close and memorize all their details. The product is delivered with a full set of accessories, including a shoulder strap, a carrying case, an editing software CD, an instruction manual, and warranty card. The software is compatible with most OS – Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7, and Mac OS. The Vivitar binoculars can be found in both universal stores such as Walmart and Target, and professional optics stores across the country. And, while some of the pieces are made locally, in the United States, a part of the production remains outsourced overseas, especially in China and Korea. Don’t settle for cheap Vivitar binoculars if you care about your eyesight and the clarity of the image you are going to see through the lenses of your gadget. The magnification rate is one of the most important characteristics of binoculars, so choose wisely, according to your requirements and budget.

It is delivered with a full set of useful accessories, including a cleansing cloth, a shoulder strap, and a carrying case to protect the binoculars from scratches, rain, dust, debris, and stains. Optical Repairs has customers in Australia as well as the rest of the world such as the U.K., Canada, USA, South Africa and New Zealand. If your lenses have moved away from their original spot and you are facing trouble during the focusing process, you can easily repair it at your home. Clean the lenses and let them dry. In the meantime measure the central position of both lens cups. Once the lenses are dried up place them exactly at the centre point (which you marked with the scale).Medium-sized binoculars are heavier, sturdier, and provide a higher magnification rate of over 12x. They are mainly used for safaris and birdwatching and offer clearer, crisper images. On the other hand, full-size binoculars are designed for professionals, birds or wildlife enthusiasts, and often come with 20x+ magnification. They are heavier and harder to adjust and, often enough, cannot be handled without a tripod. Last but not least, a good product should be delivered with a full set of accessories to enhance its performance and protect it in the long term.

If you want to use binoculars for stargazing, you'll want to collect as much light as possible. There are many pairs on the market with 63mm objective lenses for just this reason. However, all of these models are quite heavy. Step 2: How Much Magnification do You Need?

History

Us telescope enthusiasts have been waging a war against the “department store refractor” for about as long as you could go to a department store and buy a telescope. They’re typically small thin little refractors on wobbly undersized tripods with mediocre eyepieces and overly high magnifications. These are typically hobbykillers because they can have frustrating mounts which make it difficult to find anything, and they have tiny, distorted eyepieces. However traditionally, the department store refractor has at least had an acceptable objective lens, a coated or multicoated achromatic doublet, which was at least technically capable of forming good images, if all other concerns of mounting and eyepieces could be taken care of. Not here.