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Clear picture and easy to focus. 10x50, so you're not going to get a great close up, and there are certainly better optics at higher prices, but for the price you can't beat them.
These don't say Pentax on them and are on the heavy side, but for the money they are a good value. They will focus up closer than most full size binoculars and have a large eyepiece which makes it easier for me to see through.
I have had more expensive binoculars than this Pentax 10 X 50 binoculars, however I would consider the quality as good if not better.
I live in a small town where there simply isn't a good selection of binoculars (actually our Wal-Mart store is the ONLY place that sells new binoculars, and their selection is very limited). In addition, Amazon.com is an exceptional place to do business with, so if they are just junk, I suspect I'll be able to return them without any problems. Okay, I admit it. But, after buying multiple sets in varying sizes, expense was starting to become a consideration as well. And, for a lower-priced set of binoculars, they even have a place to mount a tripod adapter. Therefore, buying binoculars elsewhere (primarily online) is about the only way I have of testing different binoculars for my particular uses (mainly astronomy). After all, most of the reviews were quite favorable, and the price was certainly not going to put me into bankruptcy.
The 50mm objective lenses gather plenty of light (lots of stars can be seen)., and with 10x magnification, I'm able to make out a substantial amount of detail in the night sky. I've become a binocular junkie. But, once I got them, and was able to try them out, I was very pleasantly surprised. I wanted to get a 10x50 set of binoculars to compare to the other sizes I already have, so that I could determine which sizes work best for my uses. So, I thought, why not try a set of these binoculars. Terrestrial viewing is top notch. Yes, the neck strap is pretty cheap (I bought a better one), and the case isn't going to provide much protection beyond keeping the dust, dirt & rain off them, but the binoculars themselves are very nice, and so the total package was well worth the price.
I bought these for my parents (after one of my brothers broke their binoculars years ago). The price was amazing and my dad couldn't believe how well they worked. He could read a tiny note with regular handwriting from about 30 feet away.
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