galileo Binoculars w/tripod 39.97

[Jokersmoker]

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[Lars]

Nice


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[Zeeeter]

Looks like a decent enough lower-end set of glasses - cheapest I can find them anywhere else is $99, list apparently was $189. They will definitely need the tripod mount with all that magnification, but a 60mm objective lens gives you between a 6mm and a 2mm exit image depending on your setting so the image should be reasonably bright.

Also why not add the drill set for $12 plus change and then use the $5 off $50 coupon easily found out there to reduce your final price!

Thanks for another nice one Jokersmoker - I can use these to watch my HumVee disappearing over the horizon . . . . .

 

[cga]

I ordered this item after seeing it here and just received the binoculaurs today. It looked quite good when I took it out of the box. Seemed pretty well constructed and felt very comfortable in my hands. I had extremely low expectations regarding the optical quality but this pair of binoculaurs surprised me when I looked through the glass. It's far worse than I could have imagined. With so much glare that I wasn't sure what I was looking at, and with a miniscule field of view...I had them back in the box ready to be returned in less than five minutes. Shipping was about nine dollars each way and the company probably will not reimburse me for that.

Anyway, I had to chime in and hopefully prevent someone else from making the same mistake.:disgust:

 

[SoundBoy]

One (two) words. Cheap zoom, will always equal nasty optics.

 

[czyz]

I ordered one of these as well after scouring the net and finding a couple of positive reviews, one from someone using a slightly different model of Galileo brand binoculars to look at the moon and stars. I expect the image to suffer at 30X, and am hoping that the bad experience you've had was at 30X power and not at 10X, or that you received a defective model. I guess I'll find out soon enough and will be able to add another data point to this discussion.

By the way, another deal on that site that's probably a better one than the Galileos is the "Meade Safari Pro 8x25" binoculars on sale at the same site, also for $39.95. There are still places on the net selling these for $189 or so, and all the reviews I've been able to find have been ecstatic. So if anyone's been looking for a small pair of nice binocs for birding, these are probably a great deal.

 

[TechieZer0]

Got mine yesterday. They look great, feel great.

 

[cga]

I don't think my specimen was defective. The problem was worse at 30X, but was also bad throughout the entire zoom range. The binoculaurs did seem well put together with good balance, however. But I could not look through the glass for more than a few seconds without squinting. Perhaps my expectations were too high after all. I have several very old (and very cheap) binoculaurs that are far superior.

 

[Havoc13]

Originally posted by: czyz

By the way, another deal on that site that's probably a better one than the Galileos is the "Meade Safari Pro 8x25" binoculars on sale at the same site, also for $39.95. There are still places on the net selling these for $189 or so, and all the reviews I've been able to find have been ecstatic. So if anyone's been looking for a small pair of nice binocs for birding, these are probably a great deal.

They are $49.97 now...




Linky...

 

[cleek]

Click through on the deal of the day page and you will find the $39.95 price for the Meade 8x25.

 

[SoundBoy]

The safari's are actually hot!

Now we are getting somewhere! These are compacts any birder could be happy to hold. The body is just the right size...not too small for big hands, not to big for small hands...and the weight is a carry-all-day 13 ounces.
And the view! For 25mm objectives, the SPros are exceptionally bright, exceptionally contrasty, and exceptionally sharp. With excellent eye relief and close focus, they equal the optical performance of many full sized glasses. The only drawback is a somewhat limited field of view for an 8x glass.
I have always said that reversed porro compacts are among the best value in birding glasses, especially for beginning birders, and the 8x25 Safari Pros are just one more proof of the theory. They provide a truly excellent view of the bird, and are likely to be carried everywhere you go. That is exactly the combination a beginner needs. Then too, the view is so good that the beginner is not likely to settle for anything less when they are ready to move up to full sized glasses...they are already going to know what to look for in birding binoculars.

http://betterviewdesired.com/BVD897.html#Compact

 

[czyz]

I received my Galileo 10-30X60 binoculars, and apart from being the ugliest, dorkiest looking pair I've ever seen (grey rubberized exterior with a large "Galileo" logo onn either side), they work well. The optics seem bright, contrasty, and sharp at 10X, acceptable at 30X (not like I expected that they'd be terribly bright at 30X). The image does not stay in focus during zooming, and the diopter correction also shifts during zoom.

I'm happy with them, at 30X I've used worse cheap telescopes, and at 10X they're actually pretty nice.