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Links to 384+ Binocular Mini Reviews in this Forum
03/01/04 04:44 PM
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This post highlights and links to any binocular mini reviews in the binocular forum (as of May 25-06, 163 links with 50 having multiple binoculars). Rather than search, look here alphabetically for a link to any mini reviews. Make sure you take note the date of any written review. Some models may have been upgraded since the review was written.
Check out the Big Binocular Reviews section of the Cloudy Nights Reviews pages, and
The Cloudy Nights Binocular Reports where you will find all my comprehensive binocular review articles.
In addition to the Binocular Reviews there are a number of Binocular How Tos, Observations & Binocular Theory Articles
If you wish to write a detailed review for the CN Review pages, submit your completed article to Submit@CloudyNights.com
And make sure you see these Cloudy Days Binocular Mini Reviews tagged in the Cloudy Days Forum.
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SHORT REVIEWS POSTED HERE IN THE BINOCULAR FORUM
(the count shown in the title of this post includes only these reviews below)
Light Trap's beginning binocular suggestions added 8-2-04
Mike Swaim's well organized presentation of suggested binoculars, recommending various binoculars for specified use or price ranges. Short reviews within product lines. Mike touches on over 30 different small binoculars in this very worth-while post, half of them cost between $100 and $200, and many of them, such as Carton Alderblick, Fujinon BFL, Orion Savanah, and the Wind River Mesa are seldom found elsewhere here in our minireviews.
Orion Savannah 10x50 compared to Pentax PCF WP 10x50 and Nikon AE 10x50 added 7-12-05
Barry Simon's noteworthy review here gives us comparative data on some very good choices in 10x50s, one of the most popular hand held sizes. Barry also includes references to Leupold Wind River and describes similarities to the Orion Savannah.
Small Binoculars Test Data added Oct 2007 thru Jan 2008
this series of posts lists preliminary test data gathered on ~30 small binoculars
including 7x50, 8x40, 8x42, 8x45, 8x56, 10x50, 10x60, 10x70 and 12x50, porros and roofs
Small Binoculars - Features, ie.; wt, coat, wp
Small Binoculars - ER and IPD
Small Binoculars - Resolution
Small Binoculars - notes on FOV
Small Binoculars - Image quality
Small binoculars - Exit Pupil & Aperture
Small binoculars - Eye Relief and TFOV vs Spec
Small Binoculars - Illumination of the Exit Pupil
Small Binoculars - Limiting Magnitude of point sources
Small Binoculars - Roof Prism Comparison
Small Binoculars - Illuminance (tested with a light meter)
Small Binoculars - Curvature and Depth of Field
And finally The Score
Small Binoculars - The Score
Some of the Best Measured
Small Binocular Reports The 10x50s
nine 10x50 binoculars compared
See also this series of photos recently added to the Binocular Gallery
Small Binocular Reports - Links to Reports and Photos 1-23-08
Antares 22x100 short added 8-24-05
Anttler Optics Sky Sweeper 20x80 added 2-8-06
Apogee 20(22?)x100
Apogee 88 RA Initial Impressions added 1-11-08
Apogee RA-88-SA Initial Comments and Pics on the New 90° with interchangable eps added 8-27-04
Apogee RA-88-SA first look added 3-4-05
Apogee RA88 another view added 4-4-05
Apogee RA-88 further comments by same reviewer above added 3-8-06
Astro Physics Premium 15x70 First Impressions added 8-30-06
see also Garret Optical SS 15x70HD, General HiT 15x70 and Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 for review of same style binocular
more first impressions of the same binocular
Initial evaluation/photos added 8-30-06
AP binos collimation screws revealed added 8-30-06
Optical bench collimator..... added 8-30-06
This thread talks about the unique collimation of this new binocular. Very sturdy! Professional investigation reveals there are three collimation screws and that accessing the inside 3rd is NOT a job for the layman.
Barska 10x50 BK7 $15 binocs added 7-23-04
Barska 12-36X70 zooms
Barska 15x70 First Light
Barska 15x70 vs. Oberwerk 15x70/'02
Barska 15x70 X-Trail added 3-9-07
Barska X-Trail 20x80 added 1-7-06
Barska X-Trail 20x80's A closer look added 6-4-06
Barska X-Trail 20x80s comparisons with Obie 15x70s and Garrett Optical 25x100s added 5-27-06
Barska X-Trail 30X80 added 5/26/06
Bresser Bargain 10 x 50s at Lidl added 12-13-05
Browning 8x42's first light added 9-1-07
Burgess 15x70 Binocular First Light added 4-20-04
Burgess 20x80 LW some notes
Burgess 25x100
Miyauchi 20x100 compared to Burgess Astro clone 45° 20/40x100 added 10-3-04
Burgess 20/40x100 Astro Binos added 5-19-04
and identification of which model revision
Burgess 20/40x100 Astro Binos reply added 5-19-04
Bushnell BK-7 binoculars used for years and worked just fine added 3-4-05
Bushnell Sportsman - a 30$ roof prism from Walmart added 4-12-06
Carl Zeiss Jena 10x50
not a mini reivew in the classic sense, but a thread with valuable information.
Worth the read.
Canon 10x30 IS added 7-22-04
Canon 10x30 IS vs Nikon 8x42 LX vs Nikon 12x50 SE added 9-12-04
Canon 10x30-IS, vs the 18x50-IS added 7-22-04
Canon 10x42L vs 15x50 vs 18x50 IS binoculars added 7-21-08
Canon 12x36 IS First Light<> added 7-21-08
Canon 15x50 IS - quick impression added 7-22-04
Canon 18x50 IS added 12-30-04
Canon 15x50 versus 18x50 IS - Q & A user experiences added 11-29-06
Canon vs Nikon vs Fujinon Image Stabiilized Binoculars added 8-14-04
How the IS function works differently in each
Canon 15x50 IS added 5-26-06
Canon 18x50-IS, vs the 10x30-IS, and the Fujinon 16x70 FMT-SX added 9-12-04
Canon IS Battery Usage / Life added 6-1-07
Captain's Helmsman 7x50 added 7-24-05
Celestron Regal LX Roof Prism 8x42 & 10x42 added 1-11-08
Celestron Regal LX 8 x 42 Roof First Light added 7-20-08
Celestron Ultima DX 10X50 impression added 3-23-08
Celestron Ultima 8x56 vs Ultima DX 10x50 added 4-22-08
Celestron Skymaster 12x60 added 4-26-06
Celestron 15x70 Skymaster added 5-21-04
Celestron Skymaster 15x70 and 25x100 added 7-08-05
Celestron Skymaster 25x100 Minireview vs Oberwerk 22x100 added 10-27-04
Celestron Skymaster 25x100
Celestron 25x100
Chinese Binocular Manufacturers List
several listed here from Kunming, Yunnan Province and Chongqing, China
Test of Docter Nobilem 8x56 B/GA added 12-13-05
Fujinon 7x50 -- Swarovski 8.5x42 vs Fujinon 7x50 added 4-20-08
Fujinon BFL 8x42 and 10x42 added 1-11-08
Fujinon FMT 7x50 SX vs 10x50 SX2 added 9-25-06
Fujinon 10x50 vs Vixen Ultima 9x63 added 3-4-05
Fujinon FMTR-SX 10x50 brief comments added 3-30-07
Fujinon 10x50 FMT-SX mini review added 7-20-08
Fujinon FMT SX 10x70s vs FMT SX 16x70s
Fujion 12x32 Techno-Stabi Jr added 7-20-08
Fujinon 16x70 vs Oberwerk 15x70 original
Fujinon 16x70 FMT-SX, compared to Canon 10x30-IS and Canon 18x50-IS added 9-12-04
Fujinon FMT-SX2 16x70 added 6-14-07
Fujinon FMT-SX2 16x70 vs Nikon Astrolux 18x70 vs Tak 22x60 added July 1, 2004
Garrett Grizzly 10x50s - Very First Impressions added 6-29-06
see also the series of links posted under Astro Physics premium 15x70, all related to this same model binocular
Garrett Optical 10x50 Genesis WP added 10-27-05
Garret Optical SS 15x70HD first light - two opinions added 10-25-06
see also General HiT 15x70 and Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 for review of same style binocular
see also the series of links posted under Astro Physics premium 15x70, all related to this same model binocular
Garrett 15x85 HD WP added 3-30-07
Garrett Optical 20x80 Gemini IF Triplet added 10-27-0
Garrett Optical Gemini TWP 20x80 Effective Aperture added 7-20-08
Garrett 20x80 LW 1st use brief added 9-13-06
GO Signature 22x85 - Tentative First Light added 10-18-06
GO 22x85 SS - second light and more pictures added 10-24-06
Garrett Signature 22x85 - New Glass in Portugal added 1-25-07
Garrett Signature 22x85 HD-WP (Brief Review) added 7-4-07
Garrett 25x100 First Light - brief notes added 1-7-06
Garrett Optical Gemini 25x100s Mini-Reviewadded 3-23-06
Garrett 25x100 Genesis First Light / Brief Review added 6-12-06
Garrett RA 70mm's added 7-20-08
Garrett GT-100 45* Arrived Today added 10-24-06
Garrett GT-100 Binoscope Follow-up First Light added 11-29-06
More on the Garrett GT-100 - eyepieces I tested added 11-29-06
GO 20x110 Signature Series added 10-24-06
Garrett Optical 28x110 HD-WP Signature Series added 3-1-07
General Hi-T 10x50, 10.5x70, 15x70 added 2-12-06
see also Garrett Optical SS 15x70HD and Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 for review of same style binocular
see also the series of links posted under Astro Physics premium 15x70, all related to this same model binocular
General Hi T 10x50 vs Fuji 10x50 vs Vixen Ultima 9x63 added 6-4-06
General Hi-T 20x110 first impression added 10-23-06
General HI T 23-41x100 - first impression added 11-24-07
the evolution of the chinese classic clone of Miyauchi.
Helios AM-6 (Optima) 10x50 added 8-20-06
Helios 10.5 X 70mm binocular added 7-20-08
Helios Stellar 15x70 - Strathspey 15x70 vs Helios Stellar 15x70 added 1-25-07
Helios Stellar 15x70 Fuji 16x70 FMT-SX review added 11-11-07
Kite Birdwatcher 8x42 added 4-9-07
KOWA Highlander Fluorite added 9-18-04
Kowa Highlander / Miyauchi 26x100 / Garrett 20x110
this thread started out as a question about the above noted binocs. Several members chimed in with their experiences using the Kowa Highlander 32x82
Kronos 26x70s: added 5-26-06
Kunming Optical Series 8 Binoculars
A model of binocular alternatively known by the names Oberwerk Ultra, Garrett Signature and AstroPhysics Premium, it has several sizes and is offered by no less than a half dozen different importers also including APM, AOE, Captain's Nautical, General Hi-T, Telescope Service and William Optics.
Leupold Yosemite 6x30mm Green Ring added 5-28-07
Compact roof binoculars:
includes comparisons of Leupold Katmai 6x32, Minox HG 8x33 BR, Pentax 8x32 DCF ED, Nikon Premier 8x20, Leica Ultravid 8x20, Swarovski 8x20B - added 8-20-07
Leica Ultravid 12x50 vs Nikon SE 12x50 and Zeiss B/GAT 15x60 added 10-9-04
Leica Trinovid 8x42 BA vs. Swarovski 8.5x42 EL added 8-22-08
Orion Savannah 10x50 compared to Nikon AE 10x50 and Pentax PCF WP 10x50 added 7-12-05
the Orion Savannah appears to be the same binocular at the Leopold Wind River
Leupold Yosemite 6x30 added 7-20-08
MEADE 9X63 MINI - REVIEW added 6-29-06
Meade 10x50 BK7 binocs for $20 added 7-23-04
Meade 10x50 an inexpensive binocular added 9-17-05
Meade TravelView 10x50 added 1-7-06
I messed with the focus some but couldn't seem to resolve the images
Minolta 8x40 Activa WP added 6-18-05
Minolta Activa 10x50 WP.FP added 11-1-05
Compact roof binoculars:
includes comparisons of Leupold Katmai 6x32, Minox HG 8x33 BR, Pentax 8x32 DCF ED, Nikon Premier 8x20, Leica Ultravid 8x20, Swarovski 8x20B - added 8-20-07
Miyauchi 5x32 First Impressions/First Light added 7-20-08
New Miyauchi 7x50W Binon added 5-01-05
also note: the first post in this thread series includes an offsite link to another review of this same binocular
Miyauchi - some impressions on various models
Miyauchi 22x60 First Light added 10-24-06
Miyauchi Pleiades 22x60 added 4-1-07
Miyauchi NBA Saturn II 22x71s
Miyauchi 22x71 Saturn II First Light added 1-17-06
Miyauchi Saturn III's 39x100 First Light added 1-7-06
Miyauchi Galaxy 100 vs Miyauchi Saturn 71 vs Vixen BT-80M-A showdown added 10-24-04
compared at magnification of 37x100, 40x71 and 36x80
Miyauchi BR141 Galaxy - Brief Impressions - added 6-5-04
Miyauchi 20x100 compared to Burgess clone. added 10-3-04
Miyauchi clone Quantum 20-40 x100mm added 8-24-05
Edited by EdZ (08/25/08 07:09 AM)
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