High magnification of 15x means that the Canon 15x50 IS unit will give
High magnification of 15x means that the Canon 15x50 IS unit will give
If you are an astronomer, especially if you are one without a go-to scope, and you are in to looking at the ‘faint fuzzies' or deep sky objects, such as the Messier objects, you are also into star-hopping.
I had for some time been thinking about getting a good quality set of binoculars for astronomy and last year decided that the Canon 15x50 IS would be very suitable for my needs.
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Quality Lenses; Strong Construction; Works Well With Glasses
I've used these binoculars for astronomy and bird watching for about 2 weeks. They are outstanding, even without using the image stabilization. It's remarkable to experience how jitter vanishes when the stabilization is engaged: the moons of Jupiter pop out, and central peaks within large lunar...
After having waited 2 plus weeks for another supplier to provide my binoculars and their not being able to tell me when the goods might arrive, I turned to Mark at Smifu. He was professional, did not give me false hopes, and checked availability - in contrast to the other supplier!
I love these binocs. I highly recommend them to anyone.
I spend my time looking at the moon through these binocs, which looks like you can reach out and touch it; I was amazed to see how clearly I can pick up Jupiter and its moons; I can even see conglomerations of starts.
There are no caps for the lenses and the caps for the oculars do not stay on very well; You can not change the batteries whilst the binocs are mounted on the tripod.
I am rather disappointed with their performance. I bought them for birding lakes and estuaries to replace my trusty Zeiss West 15x60 binoculars. The problem is I can no longer hand-hold 15x steady enough to get the benefit of the high magnification.
I love these binocs.
I spend my time looking at the moon through these binocs; which looks like you can reach out and touch it.
There are no caps for the lenses and the caps for the oculars do not stay on very well.
The Canon 15x50 IS All Weather binoculars will set you back a hefty sum (£676), but they're worth every penny if you're an outdoors enthusiast. With 50mm lens and a whopping 15x magnification, they don't come much better than this.
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