Customer Reviews

Celestron Traveler 8-24X25 Compact Water Resistant Zoom Binoculars

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

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.

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.

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.

DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM CELESTRON.
I made a mistake thinking I got a deal, after getting problems adjusting the lens to compensate for my near sightedness, I had to spend the $$$ to buy a NIKON 8x WATERPROOF binoculars for my trip to Alaska. The Nikon did a MUCH better than job, furthermore the return policy with Celestron pretty much tells you what they think of their product, (WORTHLESS)

Any company willing to make you pay a high premium to return their defective product for service is telling you the REAL worth of the product you purchase. If you cannot buy a NIKON, get a VIVITAR.

My opinion, stick to binoculars with FIXED magnifications. 8x and a pair of 16x should be all the binoculars you will ever need.

The binoculars are great at the 8 power, exactly like my wife's 8 power Celestron. But when you try to zoom in to the max zoom, the field of vision gets very small and then the object I'm zooming into gets out of focus. However, if I only zoom to about 10 or 12 I have no problem. I've used the binoculars birding at the wildlife preserve and they are great...also light in weight. I just got back from a trip to Central America, and the binoculars really helped me spot the Howler monkeys and sloths. I was concerned that the humidity would fog them up, but I had no problems. The Amazon price was a lot cheaper for my zoom than the price I paid for my wife's Celestron from a brick and motar store.

After reading so many good reviews for these binoculars, I feel almost like I'm trying to burst everyone's party balloon by writing my review. But, this was my experience with these binoculars, and I have a suspicion that I'm not the only person who has experienced basically the same problems as I did. I wanted to get a small set of zoom binoculars to carry in my car. But, after reading a number of articles that recommended avoiding zoom binoculars, I was a bit reluctant to spend much on a set. I saw a small set of used Nikon zoom binoculars in a pawn shop, and when I looked outside with them, I found that they worked quite well, keeping in mind that a set of binoculars with small objective lenses will have some limitations. Since I wanted to keep the cost low, I decided to buy a set of these Celestron zoom binoculars to find out how well zoom binoculars would work. I sure was disappointed when I got them! At the low magnifications (about 8 to 10 power), they worked quite well, with a clear image. But, once I started zooming in (from about 10 power), they quickly started going badly out of collimation. The collimation was so bad that the binoculars were essentially useless beyond 10x magnification. The seller (not Amazon) said that they could not warranty them (even though they were defective when I got them), and that I would have to contact Celestron. To make a long story short, trying to get warranty (even when the binoculars were defective when I received them) was going to cost me the price of shipping them back, PLUS another $25 for inspection & return shipping. At that rate, I would have spent just as much to get them repaired & returned as what I spent when I bought them (essentially doubling the price to me). Celestron doesn't seem to put customer service high on their priority list, and it took some effort to get them to agree to making good on the defective binoculars, without me having to put out more money. BUT, I then found out that this particular model has been discontinued, and that Celestron couldn't replace them since they had no more of them in stock (I guess they must not have wanted to repair them). So they sent me (after about 3-4 weeks of "haggling" with them) a set of their NEW MODEL (Celestron 72121 Electric Power Zoom 8-24x25 binoculars), as a replacement. According to what they told me, this new model has a MSLP of $200. When I finally got the new set (of what I thought was going to be a better quality set of binoculars), I found that they were defective too (right out of the box). The collimation was okay up to about 20x magnification, at which point they became like the old set's problem. But, worst of all, the new ("improved") model has the cheaper grade of prisms (Bk7, versus the BAK4 that were in the first set), and the new model was impossible to get in focus at almost every magnification! My recommendation to prospective buyers of small, zoom binoculars is this: If you really want a small set of zoom binoculars, then put out a little extra money and buy a set of Nikon or Pentax (or another high quality company) binoculars, because both this model, as well as the new Celestron 72121 Electric Power Zoom 8-24x25 binoculars are (in my opinion) absolute junk.

We bought these and mailed them to Boston Law School for an auction. We have no idea how good they are but the buyer told our friend they work very well.

I built my own telescope and used celestron optics. I would recommend these babies. Small, lightweight, zoom functions well.
Just be careful of the knob for this.

The quality of this product is very good.
It has high quality optics and nice design.
Also it is so easy to use.
I bought 2 for my kids but I am using this binocular quite often as well.
Very good choice for the price.

I wanted to buy a pair of binoculars for sometime without spending much money because it was just for hobby..and to play around. Also i wanted a compact set with zoom function so that i can zoom in if needed. After looking at many different ones and their reviews/prices, i came across these for $15. The reviews were decent so i decided to buy them. Just received them and played for sometime. Since these are my 1st binoculars, i cant compare my thoughts with an ideal or more expensive ones available. But here is what i think about these:

- at 8X zoom, Clarity and magnification is good. I could read boards far away that i couldnt even see with naked eyes.
- At higher zoom, as others have mentioned, the image becomes slightly shaky, but not bad at all. I supported the binoculars on my face on one side and stabilized with hands on the other. The magnification at 24x is not too significant as compared to 8X. But it was better. Also the image becomes dull but i could still see if there was enough day light. So people complaining about shakyness is not a big issue.
- The binoculars are very compact and comes with a nice carrying case.
For $15, it is a nice toy to play with and see objects that would be hard to see otherwise.

I am going for a short trip tomorrow and will take these. I am sure it will be fun to have them. Overall these are good. Dont know how significantly different the nikons are but these are almost 10 times cheaper than Nikon eagleview. I am happy overall.