Customer Reviews

Celestron Outland 8X25 Compact Waterproof Binoculars with Rubber Coating & Comfort Grip

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I bought these as a birthday gift for my daughter's 9th birthday. She requested binoculars so I wanted to give her something that was durable, water resistant and with decent optics, but not for $75-$100. These seem to meet all those criteria. I would be happy to use them for camping or at concerts. The only reason I am giving 4 stars and not 5 is because I just don't know how water resistant they are -- haven't been in the rain with them. I advised my daughter NOT to test them for water resistance!

I wasn't expecting crystal-clear vision, but given the price, it's good enough that I have no complaints. There are no obvious aberrations, the focus works well, there's usable visibility in dim light, and the construction is solid.

This is a replacement for the identical one I bought for myself. I gave it away to my 10-yr old grandson for his birdwatching at his home near Leavenworth, WA. I'm so happy to have found another one on sale at Amazon!

These are the best binoculars I have ever owned. I am not a hunter or dedicated bird watcher, so do not have the experience to compare against high priced models, but the clarity and operation of these are top notch.

I have small hands and a small face and these are the only binoculars I have found that allow the eye sockets to be width adjusted so you get the 'single circle' view you are supposed to in binoculars.

The crispness of the view even at the longest distances is amazing. Great value, great product.

I purchased this for my grandson. A perfect gift. Excellent construction, very easy to use. A no-nonsense product with magnification that is ideal for a young person. A best buy product. I plan to purchase more as gifts and one for each car- good price and great quality.

I received the Celestron Outland 8x21 compact binoculars today from Amazon. I give you here my first impressions. The optics are about average or a little better for inexpensive binoculars ($35). The parallax alignment seems to be good. The diopter setting is off zero by a wide margin. The field of view is somewhat limited but not pipelike. The long eye relief seems to work well with glasses. The rubber around the right eye lens was not fitted properly and probably would not be water tight. The image clarity in the center of the field was quite good but field curvature reduced it substantially starting about one third out toward the edges. The binoculars seemed a little heavy for their size but had a solid feel. The focus worked smothly. The best feature was the eye relief. Other than that, they were unspectacular in this price range. I haven't decided whether to keep them. If I do we will see how they hold up.

I chose these because of the optics, BAK-4, multi-coated, etc. And they may be great, but I rejected them out of the box because the other design considerations were lacking. The neck cord is a shoestring and there are no "handles" to attach a comfortable strap. The weight "feels" a lot heavier than the specification. Comparing these to my old porro-prism Bushnells, I think the porros are more compact. Definitely lighter. I'll be re-ordering something along those lines.