I like it. - Barska Gladiator 25-125x80mm Porro Prism Zoom Binoculars

125 magnification is a sales hype. It is there but you to fiddle allot to get it. Zoom is a misleading term.Zoom should be understood to mean variable magnification.When you increase magnification you lose field of view and light.That is just a fact in binocular optics. The Barska 25-125x80 that I own are good to 55x after that you I have to start fiddling with focus issues. The optics are clear and sharp to 115x, once in focus.A point I would like to make is this. You will not find a 25x80, barska makes 30x, you can buy a 40x for $3000, you want 50x, not in a binocular. Imagine looking through a fixed mag. binocular, and seeing something of interest,and wishing you dad more power. Well with these you have it at your finger tips.These are well worth having.
Pros: Access to variable magnification.
Cons: Magnification indicator hard to see.

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