Bushnell PowerView 13-7016 Binocular

Pros: Good quality, good focus, reasonable price
Cons: Not bad but carrying strap could be longer.

Bushnell Powerview Zoom Binoculars If you like the outdoors, attending sporting events, star gazing, or checking out the neighborhood, a good pair of binoculars is hard to beat. The trouble is, in the area of optics you can spend as much as you want; ...

Pros: Very durable, easy to operate
Cons: Difficult to focus at highest zoom setting

What a great product this is! My previous pair of binoculars were also Bushnell so I knew how durable their stuff was even before I went out shopping. I dropped that first pair on the rocky Maine coast quite a few times when I lived there. However,...

Pros: Versatile, compact, with plenty of power to get basic job done. Good price.
Cons: Not the choice for dedicated longer distance viewing; chintzy plastic neck strap.

I bought these binocs to replace a pair of small opera glasses in order to do basic surveillance at 50-100 yards. The lenses are very sharp at the lowest (7X) power and easy to focus. I agree with the other reviewers that it can be difficult to obtain optimum focus at the higher powers, and takes some tweaking the diopter adjustment, not ideal in all surveillance conditions. They do a solid job however, and I haven't noticed much loss of light or detail zooming in daylight.

Pros: Fairly compact and clear optics at lowest zoom settings.
Cons: When zoomed out to the higher settings, you loose a lot of clarity.

These would not be my first choice for a serious bird watcher or observer, but they are a decent pair of binoculars for the money. At the lowest zoom setting, they are very clear, but when zooming out to the higher settings, the view quickly becomes darker and fuzzier.