Olympus Magellan 10x42 EXPWP Binocular

by Olympus

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.8 x 2.6 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005A7IX
• Item model number: 018819
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,790 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The nitrogen filled Olympus Magellan 10 x 42 EXPWP binoculars give you a waterproof and fogproof performance, perfect for use under extreme conditions. Their ergonomic, yet rugged, design has a nonslip covering that lets you grip them comfortably for extended periods of observation. The long 19mm eye relief gives you ease of use if you're wearing glasses, while the built-in dioptric correction adjusts to your individual eyesight.

A large center focus knob gives you fast, easy focusing--even while wearing gloves--making these binoculars ideal for outdoors events like camping, bird-watching, and hiking. The Bak4 Porro prisms ensure that you get crisp, edge-to-edge images no matter what you're observing, while the phase and UV coated optics give you maximum image brightness and contrast.

Product Description

The Magellan binoculars are waterproof, dirtproof, and fogproof that make them ideal for activities like hiking, boating and camping. Their high-index BaK-4 prisms and fully multi-coated lenses deliver crisp, clear images. Additionally, long-eye relief capability and twist up/down eyecups make them more comfortable to use over extended periods of time. These binoculars are hermetically sealed and nitrogen-purged for true waterproof and fogproof performance, the Magellan 10 x 42 EXWP I will enhance any outdoor adventure viewing experience

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best deal among mid price binoculars., June 17, 2001

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"biomed98" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus Magellan 10x42 EXPWP Binocular (Electronics)

When I tried shopping for a birding/nature viewing binocular with excellent quality with reasonable price, this one and also the Olympus EXWP I 8x42 are both the best deal I could find.

Briefly speaking, there are 5 factors I emphasize on binoculars: 1. power (7-10x); 2. aperture (40mm and above); 3. prism quality (Bak-4 with MULTI-coating, don't be fooled by those "fully coating" lower quality ones, only consider "phase corrected" and "multi coating"!); 4. waterproof/fogproof (most binoculars in this category use nitrogen filled hermetically sealed); 5. durability: with rubber armored and roof prism style.

You can find those perfectly fitting on some Zeiss and Leica binoculars, with price [price]. They are really better than this Olympus, but bet you don't want to spend such amount on a pair of binoculars. Then there were 3 great deal falling in my category: Pentax DCF WP 8x42, Minolta Activa WP 8x42, and this Olympus model. Compared to the other two models, this one is the latest introduced (early 2001) with the latest technology (with UV coating which the other two don't have). The lower price is due to the brand equity of Olympus, which is considered not such a high price brand than Pentax and Minolta in camera world.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Great on paper, poor performance, January 6, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Olympus Magellan 10x42 EXPWP Binocular (Electronics)

I wrote a review of these earlier, where I noted that the field of vision doesn't align. Well it does at infinity, but the near focus distance is entirely overated. I've seen 6 pairs of these so far, and all have the same problem and that is the field of view doesn't align. I sent them to Olympus repair and they say that they are within "spec." The focus knob has also broken free and had to be glued back to the pin. While the optics are exquisite, the alignment is ridiculously bad. I'd say move on to another pair. The Canon 8x32 wp or Nikon Monarch instead.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars You get what you pay for, December 15, 2004

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Thomas G. Sweetnam (Eugene, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus Magellan 10x42 EXPWP Binocular (Electronics)

These are as much 10 X 42 roof prism binocular as one can expect in the $200 price range. I don't know why Olympus doesn't break down and start using ED glass and make a binocular competitive with the E series Nikons in the $800 range. As one of the leading optics/research institutions on the planet, they certainly have the capacity to do it. My advice is this: If you want premium optics for the price, get a small pair of Steiner glasses in the 8 X 22, 8 X 24, 8 X 26 realm. These can be had now in the $200 - $250 price range, and nothing on the planet, and I mean nothing, compares with fine German glass, period.

The 10 X 42 Megellans on the other hand, are just one more also-ran in a sea of mediocre entry-level consumer roof prism binoculars (that look trendy and "birdy"). They suffer from coma, and are "nitrogen filled", not nitrogen purged, which makes a considerable difference in image sharpness. In spite of the fact that these glasses are made in Japan, it might be some indication of declining quality control in that nation, that a giant thumb print was smeared on one of the eyepieces right out of the factory sealed box. Shame on you Olympus.