Again, it was comparable in sharpness and chromatic control to my APM 100mm APO ED binos at this low power (and I was free from those irritating off-axis reflections we know about with the APM BT's when sweeping). My only complaint is that the eye cups are quite wide so for me they sre pressed hard against my nose when using them. A shorter close focus distance allows birdwatchers to observe small details on nearby birds, and is especially important for insect observation. With the one I had on loan, I viewed stars a few times, and the images remained pinpoint with the stabilizer on, meaning that the stabilizer did not begin to wander off axis on its own, and there was no need to disengage/engage the IS to keep the image optimum.

Welcome to BirdForum, the internet's largest birding community with thousands of members from all over the world. But I underestimated the significance of compactness, weight and ease of use, so overall I find them not significantly better than the Canons.They have sharp and well corrected optics like larger models, but without UD glass, weather proofing, or continuous IS operation. Our mirrorless cameras are easy to carry and distil the best of Canon technologies into a compact body with interchangeable lenses.

Turn your Canon camera into a webcam to experience professional image quality during your video conferences. Combine documents such as PDFs and image files onto one page on your Windows computer before printing.Superb quality, high power binoculars with 15x magnification and Canon precision optics featuring an Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) lens element to reduce chromatic aberration and the Super Spectra lens coating that delivers vivid, high contrast view with accurate colours. Offering superb quality, with 15 times magnification, high power and Canon precision optics featuring an Ultra-low Dispersion (UD) lens element to reduce chromatic aberration and the Super Spectra lens coating that delivers vivid, high contrast view with accurate colours. Even slight support such as leaning against a wall or seated can remove this slow motion and make the view even better.

This makes my observing sessions fast, easy and simple, with high degree of movement freedom which I value a lot. You might just notice a faint jitter of the view and slight changes in the focus that I didn’t find too troublesome.

Canon optics produce outstanding 15x magnification, getting you closer to the action while the Image Stabilizer keeps the subject steady. I took a "chance" on the Canon 15X50 IS because of a growing interest in Astronomy and the hope that I could now use a hand-held high power binoc for birding. To give conventional binoculars a fighting chance for this shootout against Canon IS 15x50 I decided to go with Orion Little Giant II 15x70 on monopod. This revolutionary system employs a novel Vari-Angle Prism that instantly and continuously makes adjustments to maintain a steady image. Regardless, once you do decide and then have your new IS binocular in your hands, you will most likely be amazed at how well the IS works and wish you had bought one sooner.