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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 18, 2010
Pros: Very Bright, Very Sharp, Very Easy on the Eyes, Precise Mechanicals, Excellent finish.
Cons: Very Strong Chromatic Fringing off Center. Cheap tripod mount.
Summary: Very Sharp, Bright and Contrasty with some Chromatic Fringing I purchased these recently at my local Canadian Tire, north of Montreal, Canada as they were on sale at $89 from a regular price of $149 (which is in my opinion excessive but such is ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 6, 2009
Pros: beautiful images
Cons: collimation, though easily fixed. get a tripod and new,, sturdier adapter
Summary: I bought the skymaster and was upset. I was seeing double vision. These were my first pair of astro binoculars, so I was very let down. I did some research and found out the collimation was incorrect. This was a super easy ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 17, 2006
Pros: Cheap, portable, stable enough for handheld use, optics pretty sharp, good warranty
Cons: Flimsy tripod mount, ghost images
Summary: My telescope got smashed by a clumsy house mover firm and I have lived in an urban area (London, U.K) for some time now, so Astronomy had become a sadly neglected hobby. Insurance cheque in hand, I wanted something portable to replace the 'scope that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 2, 2003
Pros: Low price, light weight, alignment, light gathering, magnification, 5mm exit pupil
Cons: Astigmatism, coma, minor glare, collimation
Summary: I purchased these binoculars this past weekend prior to reading the earlier review. Had I read that review prior to purchasing these binos, I probably would not have purchased them. That being said, my expectations when I purchased the Celestron ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 1, 2003
Pros: Big light gathering capability with 15x70 size.
Cons: Poor quality. Mediocre optics. Flimsy mount.
Summary: These are the cheapest 15x70 binoculars out there. The Celestron 15x70 Skymaster is the same Chinese-manufactured binocular sold under the Bear, Barska, Galileo, and Oberwerk brands. Although the Oberwerks have better multicoatings and better quality cont ... read more
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Rated Show by the Epinions community May 23, 2012
Pros: Image and contrast are really nice
Cons: Focusing knob needs properly sized washer
Summary: The optics are really nice for the price. The field is wide, the image is bright, razor sharp and with fine contrast and color rendition. My complaint is with the center focusing mechanism which tends to drift and requires constant attention. This
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