cheap Binoculars

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by Lancashire Lad

For anyone who's looking for a decent pair of bins - cheap

Lidl have Bresser 10x50 binoculars (with BAK-4 Prisms) on offer at £12.70 from 15th December. (Bresser RRP £59.95).

Just bought a pair of these to leave in the car.

Have to say, for £12.70 they are a steal. Rubber coated, c/w canvas style nylon carry case (serviceable - if not designer quality), neck strap, attachable rubber eyepiece cover, and plastic lens covers.

First impressions are very good. bright crisp image, easy to focus, etc. etc.

For the price - can't fault 'em.

Regards
Mike.

[RoseStones]

Nikon Action 8x42s. Got em half price at Jessops for £50. Wanted a new pair recently that would be lighter and a bit slimmer and was told by a chap at In Focus in Titchwell not to bother - I'd get better sharpness with other but the premium wasn't worth paying (the weight and size weren't going to be significantly better.

Brilliant binos and (reasonably) weatherproof (so far).

Is that another red squirrel avatar I see on the previous page, my there's a veritable rabble of us out there

[GerryNick2]

Originally Posted by Jim Ford

Astonishing value - I've also got a pair I keep in the car. IIRC they were about a tenner. The O.P. could buy 15 pairs for his target price!

Jim

I got a pair from Lidl too for the same reason and paid £12.70, a bargain given as far as I can tell they usually sell for up to £60.

Gerry

[calladine]

hi there i got a pair of pentax 8 x 40 from scopes n skies about 6 months back rubber armoured water proof bak 4 prizms for 70 quid in sale spot on in low light very clear. son in law has swarovskis for deerstalking, tried mine and said he could hardly tell the difference Makes you wonder about spending loads of cash ok you get tha quality but how much do you pay for a name.?

[irishlad]

also got a pair of the Lidl Bin's today am well impressed with the quality for the £12.50

[eeyore]

I got a pair today and while i agree they are great value for a tenner, i'm not as impressed as i thought i might be.

my biggest gripe is that the eye pieces dont fold down which is a pain if you wear glasses , and also while the image is relatively clear and bright they are not comparable with the more expensive bins I had before some scrote pinched them.

still my swmbo says she will buy me a set of bushnell nature view 8x40 prism binnys for my birthday so thats all good and the bressers will do til then and can then live in the truck for our volunteers to use - if they get damaged or lifted at a tenner they will be no great loss.

dont get me wrong for a tenner they are still a brilliant buy if thats all you can afford , but you wouldnt catch me paying the full bresser price (59.95) for these.