Vivitar CS530 5 x 30 Binocular (Black)

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Optical Repairs is based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. This passionate company offers a comprehensive range of optical repairs and restores a wide variety of optical devices dating from the 1st and 2nd World War periods to current day optical equipment. You will not have to run to an optics store if you are seeing two objects through your binoculars when there is actually one, because now you can fix their alignment conveniently. Located in Selsey, West Sussex, they are a small British company run by enthusiastic optical technicians that have been working with optical equipment since 1960. If the line has moved upward a little, it means you are going well, keep it moving until the two lines merge. Never use your binoculars to look at the sun. As doing so will severely damage your eyes and the lenses simultaneously.

macro-focusing teleconverter. This featured a ring which, when turned, changes the close-focusing distance, and will give a 1:1 magnification when used with a 50mm lens (similar to an extension tube, but variable and having lenses). Step 1: Open your focusing knob, it generally has a large screw on top so you can easily remove it. A shoulder strap is perfect for keeping your binoculars with you closely at all times so you won’t miss a moment. Opt for wide and padded products to reduce friction. Some full-size binoculars are heavy enough and might cause discomfort or even shoulder pain when carried all day long. I would not compromise the magnification or lens size in the correct ratio. However, waterproofing is equally important for anything I have done. What type of strap do you use and why?About 50 years later, you get the creation of the roof prism. The roof prism has the advantage of being in line and creates that straight barrel look. The roof prism was more complicated to produce, and the silvered surfaces reduced the amount of transmitted light. With modern coatings, the roof prism can perform on par with the double pro prism, though roof prism binoculars are still more complicated and therefore more expensive. Ask an Expert: Angie Merritt However, certain harsh conditions i.e. falling, colliding, pressing can harm the delicate parts of your binoculars. Therefore it is a necessity for you to learn how to repair binoculars at home. I have extracted some very useful tips, methods, and precautions for you to keep your binos in a perfect state. Diopter is the adjustment that allows you to match your individual eye strength. This allows a sharp image in both barrels of the binoculars if you have eyes with differing clarity of vision. Note, only one side (or barrel) of the binocular has a diopter adjustment. To adjust your diopter, use the following instructions: The product is lightweight enough to be operated with just one hand and features multi-coated lenses for clear and sharp images.

These Vivitar binoculars 10×25 are designed to capture up-close images of nature, landmarks, sports events, and others, delivering a positive experience whenever spending time outdoors. Most Vivitar accessories are delivered with a soft cloth designed to clean the lenses and the surface of the binoculars without damage. If your product didn’t come with one, you can still use regular cleaning cloth from any pair of sunglasses or eyeglasses.

Next most important thing in binoculars is their prisms. These prisms collimate the images coming from two sides and if they are perfectly aligned, our brain will receive one image. But if alignment in prisms is disturbed, our eyes will have to struggle in seeing one clear image.

Keep in mind that binoculars are essentially outdoor products, so look for those usually denoted as “WP” or waterproof. Regular models can stay under limited amounts of water for a couple of minutes but higher-end devices will remain undamaged even when submerged in water. The finderscope? The worst I’ve ever used, even worse than the terrible plastic 5×25 finder sold on a lot of cheap telescopes. It can’t be focused. It has a silver inside, so it’s loaded with internal reflections, I can’t even see the crosshairs. It’s worse than if it had been a peep-sight. At least then you could see the sky behind it. The Tripod With the Scope For the money and quality, most non-profits or struggling graduate students with an observational element to their project go with Eagle Optics, the company I feel has set the bar. The other common player we see at this table is Nikon, specifically their "Monarch" model. The multi-coated lenses deliver clear and sharp views in almost all lighting conditions but you may have trouble seeing clearly at dawn or dusk. There is some chromatic aberration also, which means some of the objects you will be looking at will be covered with a light halo.

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Optical Repairs has customers in Australia as well as the rest of the world such as the U.K., Canada, USA, South Africa and New Zealand.

As far as I have been able to find out pretty much any pair of binoculars can be repaired. You get some companies that specialise in niches like wartime and vintage binocular repairs and then obviously if you have a newer pair that is still under warranty you can get it repaired or even replaced by the manufacturer or distributor themselves. Magnification is how large the image will be through the binoculars vs. your naked eye. In the example of 8x42, an image would be eight times larger than what you would normally see. Magnification also impacts the depth of field, your field of view, and the overall brightness of the image. Magnification also magnifies movement. The higher the power, the harder it is to hold steady. Above 10x, you will probably need a tripod system. We discuss the depth of field and field of view in more detail below. They focus on service, repair and restoration for all Civilian and Military binoculars & scopes They are best known for exceptional work on vintage optics from WWI & WWII. Mountain Optics offers complete service for all types of binoculars, foreign and domestic. Including, but not limited to… If you’re looking for a lightweight and affordable product, keep on reading this Vivitar binoculars review to find out why this Classic Series model is the right choice. Lenses, prisms and focus knobs are the three most important parts in binoculars that often get faulty when mishandled and you would want to repair them. So, let’s discuss how to repair binoculars at home. How to Repair Binoculars at Home: Lens, Prisms, Focus Knob #1 Fixing LensesRepairing binoculars is not something that just anyone can do, especially if you want it done properly. Armor is an outer coating of rubber or synthetic material. This protects the binoculars from scratches and corrosion. It can also make the binoculars easier to hold. A rubber coating does not make a pair of binoculars waterproof. I still need a pair of binoculars, though. I need very lightweight binoculars if I can afford them. That was the attraction of the 4x30 Vivitar for me. Oh, well, the grandsons were pleased. Read full review