Reviews - Celestron 20x80 SkyMaster Giant Astronomy Porro BaK-4 Binoculars w/ Case 71018 Reviews - CI-BI-71018-EE

Author: romeo , displeased celestron customer, from chucago,illinois on Jan 21, 2013
Pros:  good binos
Cons:  company cant get collimination right
Would recommend:  no

romeo wrote:

there nice for a beginner.but seems celestron is not good at quality contro.just about every pair needs to be collminated.better with a good pair of binos that work than ith something new thay doesnt work.displeased

Author: Ladygolfer (verified customer) from Leander TX on Oct 29, 2012
Would recommend:  yes

Ladygolfer wrote:

I am going to buy another pair for my son-in-law. We love them.

Author: riomapas (verified customer) , geologist, from Boulder, CO on Jun 9, 2012
Pros:  Great moon and stargazing
Would recommend:  yes

riomapas wrote:

Stick it on a tripod and check out the terminator; also great for staring at the snowfields and fracture zones on the peaks from our deck.

Author: mike from Boulder, CO on Jun 4, 2012
Pros:  Moon shots
Would recommend:  yes

mike wrote:

good bang for the buck

Author: Anthony (verified customer) from Holtsville, NY on Aug 13, 2011
Pros:  good value
Cons:  arrived out of collimation
Would recommend:  no

Anthony wrote:

I had read numerous reviews of these binos being out of collimation but took a chance. They seemed well made and gave me outstanding views of the moon but once I started looking a stars I was getting doubles, I was very disappointed and sent them back. Now I'm afraid to order giant binos and went back to using my Nikon 10x50's. It's a nice product so why doesn't Celestron address this issue?

Author: Piotrek (verified customer) from Warsaw, Poland on Jun 30, 2011
Would recommend:  yes

Piotrek wrote:

Generaly ok as for this price, but defenitely could be better if the optics was brighter (pitty just multicoated). With a tripod not a problem to focus, but really hard holding it in hands. Body construction wants to be more solid, but in this price you can't demand more

Author: Gary from Maryville, TN on Jun 7, 2011
Pros:  Nice Optics
Cons:  Celestron Customer Support Stinks
Would recommend:  yes

Gary wrote:

When I received these, they were not collimated. However there are collimation screws that can be turned using eyeglass replair screw drivers. They located under the rubber covering the had grips. I was able to put it in alignment and have never had problems since. You can collimate it yourself without problems! Why Celestron does not tell you or include collimation instructions is beyond me. It's simple to do!

Author: rakesh1961 , New in astronomy, from INDIA on Nov 2, 2010
Pros:  Good Thing
Cons:  GROSSLY UNCOLLIMATED
Would recommend:  no

rakesh1961 wrote:

GROSSLY UNCOLLIMATED Why a company like CELESTRON ships binoculers so uncollimated that it is wiser to buy a spotting scope instead. ? Should have service support in other countries. Not all of us are collimating expert. Trying to get my binoculars serviced over seas.

Author: Wally , hunter, from New Plymouth, Idaho on Jul 29, 2010
Cons:  Not useable
Would recommend:  no

Wally wrote:

These binoculars were not useable. Collation is off. Two images. Worthless. This is second set of Celestron I purchased and both had same problem. Will not purchase Celestron again without using them first.

Author: tattees143 (verified customer) from Lexington NC on Jan 16, 2010
Pros:  Like a telescope
Cons:  Heavy
Would recommend:  yes

tattees143 wrote:

These binoculars are great if you like to look at the stars, looks like they are in your backyard. Can see the craters on the moon! They are kinda of heavy to hold up so I would def buy the tripod to go with them