Reviews - Barska 8x30 Crossover Porro BaK-4 Prism Waterproof Binoculars, Black, Box Pack Reviews - BK-BI-Crossover-8x30-AB11432-BOX

Author: skip (verified customer) , Birder, surveyor, photographer, fine artist, from NY, NY on Dec 15, 2010
Pros:  Almost everything
Cons:  stiff focusing
Would recommend:  yes

skip wrote:

I have been a birder for over thirty years, and my prime glass for most of that time was the Nikon 7 x 35 "E" series porroprism. I augmented that with a Zeiss Oberkochen 10x 50 Wide Angle. I am not afraid of weight, I like the three-dimensional view that porroprism design gives, and they handle well with my large hands and wide frame. In the last few years I acquired roof prisms also, 8x42 Nikon Monarchs, 7x36 ED Zen-Rays, and for my wife, Eagle Optics 8x30's. Those glasses, amazingly, improved her spotting abilities (naked and magnified) ten fold, as they "fit" her and taught her how to see. I can't express how important ergonomics is, in binocular choice. I then bought the Leupold Yosemite 6x30, which are very nice backyard and warbler glasses ("keepers", my wife exclaimed), with their wide and deep field of view. Then I noticed the Barska Crossover 8x30's, which had similar specs to the Leupold's and looked like they came from the same factory. Well, they are a fine little ...
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