Celestron Traveler 8-24X25 Compact Water Resistant Zoom Binoculars

by Celestron

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 6 inches ; 13 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00008Y0UM
• Item model number: 71579
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,673 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 19, 2003

Product Description

Travel in style! Heading out for a long-awaited vacation or special event? Celestron's Traveler is a streamlined binocular that can be tucked away in a backpack or overnight bag, or within arm's reach in your vehicle's glove box or storage compartment. All Traveler models feature BAK-4 prisms and multi-coatings for brilliant views with maximum resolution and high contrast. This zoom model features a conveniently located finger lever for quick, accurate zoom adjustments. Designed for maximum user comfort, Traveler porro models have a special rubberized champagne gold coating and contrasting black rubber hand grips. Traveler binoculars are perfect for travel, sporting events, concerts and live performances, bird watching, camping, and nature walks. They are the ideal combination of distinctive styling, quality construction and optics, and affordability. Water resistant body Modern champagne and black rubber styling Carrying case included for travel and safe storage Celestron No Fault Warranty provides best protection and product support on the market Optical Design - Porro Diameter - 25 mm (0.98 in) Magnification - 8-24 Zoom x Angular Field Of View - 4.5 degrees Linear Field Of View at 1000 YDS - 235.64 ft (71.82 m) Exit Pupil - 3.1 mm (0.12 in) Eye Relief - 14 mm (0.55 in) Near Focus (Binoculars) - 9 ft (2.74 m) Prisms - BAK-4 Optical Coatings - Multi-Coated Strap - Yes Water Resistant Weight 13 oz (368.54 g)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Binoculars at low power, February 18, 2007

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'Zon Customer "rex" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celestron Traveler 8-24X25 Compact Water Resistant Zoom Binoculars (Electronics)

These binoculars are great, they look really good and are easy to grip and fairly compact.

These binoculars provide a crystal clear, surprisingly wide view (for a 25mm) at 8x. You can zoom in a little and still have a good view, but zooming too far (closer to 24x), the image gets very narrow and dim. At 24x on a partly cloudy day at noon I could barely see anything at 24x, possibly in very bright light it would be better. This seems to be the case with every zoom bionculars I've ever tried - which is why I went with Celestron, I figured if anyone can do it right they can.

I'd still have to give it 4 stars because at 8x the image is spectacular, but I do have to critisize Zoom in general in binoculars. If you want the option to zoom in you're probably better off carrying 2 separate pairs, one 8x and one 16x or so, and swapping them as neccessary.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Binoculars for the Price, June 20, 2006

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Amz Cust "James" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Celestron Traveler 8-24X25 Compact Water Resistant Zoom Binoculars (Electronics)

This binoculars is best bang for the buck. For the price paid, the lens quality and zoom is very good. Includes case and strap which is nice. Very light and compact to carry around. I gave only 4 stars because of the finish quality and appearance of the product which is good but not excellent.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars compact lightweight binocular for the traveler and sportsman, August 31, 2007

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R. GANGER "mystery lover - lawyer hater" (east brunswick, nj) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celestron Traveler 8-24X25 Compact Water Resistant Zoom Binoculars (Electronics)

Compact, and lightweight with good coated optics. Well made. Only 25mm, so field of view is limited at 1000 yards. Easy to focus, and the texured surface makes it very comforable to grip. One needs a steady hand to avoid shaking as power is increased above 10 power, and which decreases the field of view. Soft carry case is a plus-saves more weight. Moderately priced. Very good value for a high multi power binocular.