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Canon 18x50 Image Stabilization All-Weather Binoculars w/Case, Neck Strap & Batteries
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Great Binoculars
(5 out of 5) by Randy on Jan 23, 2008 (Tequesta, Florida)I bought the Canon 18x50 mage Stabilization binoculars to use at football games and at golf tournaments. The image stabiliation feature is fantastic. At football games you can look right at a couple of players. It may have to much power for a football game if your seats are close. At golf tournaments it is great to concentrate on one player. I would buy them again. I wish binoculars had a zoom in zoom out feature.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
Love My Binocular!!!!!!
(5 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Jul 3, 2004These are a great binocular. A little pricey, but give exceptional optics with rock solid stability for viewing.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Awesome
(5 out of 5) by shadowdoc31 on Mar 22, 2009I purchased these for astronomy/observing and I have not been disappointed. As some of the other reviews have pointed out, they can pull in the moons of Jupiter quite well, among other items. Perhaps the most impressive feature is how well the image stabilization works-- no need of a tripod even at 18x magnification.
The only 'cons' I can think of might be price, and perhaps field-of-view (if you want to sweep large areas of sky). I think the weight is reasonable for the degree of magnification that is offered.
The only 'cons' I can think of might be price, and perhaps field-of-view (if you want to sweep large areas of sky). I think the weight is reasonable for the degree of magnification that is offered.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Great binoculars when you don't want to take out the telescope
(4 out of 5) by Cara Alfieri on Nov 19, 2008 (Overland Park, KS)We use these mostly for viewing the night sky...lately Jupiter and it's moons, which are visible with these binoculars. The only thing I don't like about them is that they are a little heavy for me to hold up for any length of time but my husband has no complaints.
28 of 39 people found the following review helpful:
Canon 18x50 - IS All-Weather Binoculars
(3 out of 5) by William A. Obrien on Dec 31, 2006 (Murrieta, California)I just bought these Canon binoculars 18-50 at Amazon.Com. Optically they are fantastic and I would rate them with 5 stars..but for the following poor design issues.
When using the holding strap it can and will damage the rubber eye pieces.
Canon designers put no thought into this.
The front lenses are too close to the front edge of the body. As a result the lenses can be easily scratched .
Canon designers put no thought into this.
If Canon increased the throat dept on front lens, they would have assured adequate scratch protection for the lens.
Canon designers put no thought into this
Lastly the protective lens caps are worthless.
Canon designers put no thought into this either.
Why do Canon design people, develop a first class pair of binoculars with world class optics , and then do a cheap crap design to the finished product . Beats me!!
When using the holding strap it can and will damage the rubber eye pieces.
Canon designers put no thought into this.
The front lenses are too close to the front edge of the body. As a result the lenses can be easily scratched .
Canon designers put no thought into this.
If Canon increased the throat dept on front lens, they would have assured adequate scratch protection for the lens.
Canon designers put no thought into this
Lastly the protective lens caps are worthless.
Canon designers put no thought into this either.
Why do Canon design people, develop a first class pair of binoculars with world class optics , and then do a cheap crap design to the finished product . Beats me!!