PentaxJUPITER 12x50 Black - Easy Viewing Large Aperture Porro Prism Binocular

For the price you can't go wrong!!

Although this model and size has received mostly 5 stars, it's disappointedly heavy (I'm almost 70) at about 1.6 lbs. So, now, I recommend binoculars around 1.4 lbs./ 22.4 oz. or less. For the heavy ones (astronomy) get a tripod and maybe a harness for ones like this Pentax. When shopping, read the 1-3 star reviews as well and notice the totals. I never understand how 2 people can give opposite reviews on the very same item. Amazing and puzzling. Many models are outdated to me. But some remain solid performers for years. I avoid most Chinese brands - too many goofy names, not their workers who assemble U.S. brands. We all have different preferences. Search thoroughly and patiently, keeping weight, material, performance, cost and reviews (me, 4.6 or better) from many sites when narrowing your choices.

Super good binoculars for a Safari. The vision is unparalleled. We had an Olympus Binoculars with the same specifications and the Petax were much much better for the quality of vision. Went for the 8x40 as the higher power one's were more bulky.

I have bought these for general purpose viewing and wanted something of good quality that won’t disappoint.They arrived very quickly from Amazon in a good package. I have seen a lot of debate on various forums about the country of manufacturing so it is worth mentioning that they are made in Philippines.They have a great robust feel, good grip and seem to be well made overall. I am not an expert on this topic but my opinion is that they have excellent clarity, great field of view and surprisingly not as heavy as what some people would say. I couldn’t notice any color nor shape distortion around the edges and the magnification power is quite remarkable with a good field of view.They come with a solid and good quality strap and carry bag. The lens caps are well done and do not fall off easily.All in all a good quality product and I do not have anything negative to say about it – highly recommended

I disliked the strap, could not fit, tried for over an hour.On the plus side the Binoculars feel good in the hand, focus up nice with a bright contrasty image with great depth & detail.I have this past two months tried a few different brands and these were not the most expensive but they are the best in this range..(£90 - £250)I own some celestrons c/w a tripod clamp which fits these too! Also comes with a nice caseAn amazing product from the masters in shopping "Amazon .co.uk!!