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Barska Trend 12x25 CompactBinocular

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These are good starter binoculars, small enough to fit in the glove box or a coat pocket. They seem fairly sturdy, but I don't know how they will take being dropped. Good for small hands.

I received these as a gift a few years ago. I've used them mostly to view theatre shows and some near field outdoor viewing. The objective lense is fairly small (21mm) making this a poor choice for low-light viewing like outdoors in evenings or cloudy days. I really don't have too many compaints about this binocular but I don't have many praises either. It's middle-of-the-road; mediocre. They aren't very powerful (8x), but there are binoculars on the market that are only 6x or less so these are not the weakest either. They are VERY light, small, compact and portable. I have dropped them and they still seem to focus equally in both barrels; so I think that indicates a good build quality. The neck "strap" is simply a woven cord about the size of a shoelace. Fortunately, this binocular is light weight or the neck strap would be uncomfortable. This binocular is rubber coated to give it some water resistance; however, I don't think these are considered "armored" or water-proof. It comes with a small piece of flannel lense cleaning cloth. This cleaner seems to do little more than smear the lenses with some sort of oily coating. I think I would have been better off to have dusty lenses than oil streaked lenses. Perhaps a strong alcohol (90% or stronger isopropyl) would be a better cleaning choice than the flannel cloth. It comes with a black cordura case with a belt loop on the back. It's a decent choice for "opera glasses" if you're looking for something compact to view live theatre or sporting events with. I don't consider this to be a good choice for hunting or rugged use. I recommend this binocular for use as "opera glasses" but not much more. You'll get noticable magnification out to around 200 yds (183m); beyond that this binocular is pretty useless.