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Meade Travel View 4x30 Galilean Compact Binocular
See it at Amazon.com for $18.00Average Customer Rating
(2.5 out of 5)
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Most Helpful First | Newest First | + Share8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
Not expecting much but still disappointed . . .
(1 out of 5) by Amazon Customer on Nov 6, 2001I bought these for my four-year old son thinking that the low magnification (4x) and large exit pupil (7.5 mm) would make it easier for him to spot things, focus in, etc. Boy was I wrong. These things are virtually worthless--I'd send them back but don't want to waste money on shipping. The field of view is miniscule which makes looking through these binocs akin to looking through a couple of drinking straws--there are a lot of blurry, obscure things on the periphery and not much shows up in the center. (...)Frankly, I'm shocked that a quality company like Meade puts its name on a product like this.
Great binoculars for a basic viewing
(4 out of 5) by mehicd2 on Aug 31, 2005PROS
-Great for bringing to a sporting event or theatre event.
-Can be worn around the neck
-Comes with a simple cleaner napkin
CONS
-May not satisify hardcore sight seers
-Not intented for long-range viewing
-Vision width is relatively small and therefore can be tiring to view through the binoculars for more then a minute.
Bottom Line
This is a great pair of binoculars to bring to any place you think their might be interesting sights. However, some users may get tired using the binoculars for extended periods of times. There are better binoculars.
-Great for bringing to a sporting event or theatre event.
-Can be worn around the neck
-Comes with a simple cleaner napkin
CONS
-May not satisify hardcore sight seers
-Not intented for long-range viewing
-Vision width is relatively small and therefore can be tiring to view through the binoculars for more then a minute.
Bottom Line
This is a great pair of binoculars to bring to any place you think their might be interesting sights. However, some users may get tired using the binoculars for extended periods of times. There are better binoculars.