A very good buy ….. highly recommended for general viewing, or as an inexpensive way to get older children into wildlife and birdwatching without giving them complete junk that would put them off the hobby for good. Nikon in the quest to be environmentally friendly, designed these binoculars with environmentally friendly glass, totally free of lead and arsenic, which makes them quite attractive today. Colour correction was quite good, as was the colour rendition – it was easy to distinguish the orange of Herschel’s Garnet Star (Mu (μ) Cephei) from the brilliant white of Alderamin (Alpha (α) Cephei) and the yellow of Zeta (ζ) Cephei. Bresser expanded its activity especially in 1979 when Rolf Bresser, Josef’s son took leadership of the company and since then Bresser has become one of the established and leading manufacturers of high quality optics in the industry.

Cluster Collinder 70 overflowed the 4° field of view, but the chains of stars really came to the fore. The Nikon Aculon A211 10×50 is ideal for birdwatching, hunting and any outdoor activity that requires optics that help you not to miss any detail no matter how far away the lens is. Indeed, we mounted the Echelon 16x70s on a parallelogram mount under a good suburban sky and found it snapped to focus. My first impression was that they were well made. The hinge was firm, focus wheel had just the right resistance, the twist up eyecups stayed firmly in position, no loose trim, and they felt solid, though undoubtedly made of a heavy duty polymer/polycarbonate and rubber. The dioptre adjustment was fairly crudely finished (not rough, just not finished with smoothed edges as you would find on a more expensive model) the painted mark by which to set the dioptre was hastily applied. All good so far.Not only are they covered in a substantial rubber armour, but they come with a semi-rigid case that offers excellent protection against the rigours of regular, varied use.

In fact, Bresser is one of the leading manufacturers of high quality optics not only in Germany but in the world as well. All models within the series use roof prisms and have a weight-saving open bridge body design. As you would expect at this level, Bresser Pirsch binoculars are fully waterproof and nitrogen purged to protect the inner glass surfaces from fogging. Also as expected, these have twist-up eyecups and a right eye-diopter adjuster. The focus wheel is centrally located in the standard position. Bresser Pirsch ED Binoculars The 6.1° field of view is on a par with Porros and flat enough that we could keep Albireo split into two components over the central 90%. They are equipped with a UV coating, ideal for protecting your eyes from the sun’s harmful rays, as well as a multi-coating that ensures contrast and brightness in your observations. By having these caps attached to the binoculars, they won’t get lost and you’re probably more likely to use them, too.

XP series is also designed for various conditions due to metallic coating. It’s highly durable series. They come in an aluminium case and boast a Porro-prism individual-eyepiece focusing design covered with a thin rubber armour. This rugged model offers a wide field of view with the help of its lenses, which at the same time have a rubber coating to protect your eyes while using it, which also makes it strong for any kind of impact or fall. Best features: Precise focus, waterproof and inert gas-filled, tripod-mountable, tethered lens caps, anti-reflective coatings Key specs

The 50 mm objective aperture is considered ideal, because it is very similar to the human eye, so it gives you the possibility to get the most out of the field of view.If you are looking for the best binoculars I recommend the Olympus 10×50 DPS-I, which are not only the best but also have a good quality/price ratio, as well as being one of the most popular brands. Eco-Friendly Bresser have over the years continued to update and improve their mid-level Condor series, which I now feel offers a really good performance to price ratio. Available in a wide variety of configurations, but all using roof prisms, ranging from the 8x or 10x25mm compacts, right up to the large 10x or 8x56mm versions they are also a versatile series that will perform in a wide range of areas and uses. I’m sure those people simply don’t know how to adjust the focus and diopter mechanism to get clear image when looking through binoculars. This series has ED glass which has the highest light transmission and minimum chromatic aberration.