Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15x70 Binoculars with Tripod Adapter by Celestron
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Digital camera reviews of Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15x70 Binoculars with Tripod Adapter
Digital camera Review: 15x70 Skymaster
Summary: 5 Stars
Very Nice binoculars! I Have seen Orion's Nebula,Jupiter's moons and many Star Clusters! These Binoculars are Great to test Seeing conditions before hauling out A Telescope. I would recommend a tripod if you plan on viewing for more than a couple minutes. For the Price, these are tough to Beat! I Am Very Happy with Purchase and would buy again!Digital camera Review: 15x70 celestron skymaster binoculars
Summary: 4 Stars
So far, so good. I love the light carrying case and the clear, broad optics. I can sit outside and see details on the birds. They have also really opened up the night sky to me. The moon is spectacular, and I have discovered some strange star clusters that I don't even see in the astronomical charts. On a moonless night, you can slightly resolve Jupiter's moons. The only drawback is that they do not resolve Saturn's rings, I have to use my telescope for that (hence not 5 stars). But definitely worth your 80 dollars, mine arrived in perfect condition in 2 days on free shipping. They would also make a great gift.
Update: I would change my review to 5 stars if I could. My binos got too loose so I ordered another pair. I took this second pair to Sedona, Arizona. Wow, unbelievable views in Sagittarius, the center of the galaxy!
Open clusters, nebulosity, globular clusters! Realistically, most astronomical eq. is made to be used under very dark skies. Get a pair of these and take them to a nighttime desert sky, and look at Sagittarius.
Digital camera Review: 25$who'snofault
Summary: 2 Stars
okay , Got into binos a few years ago have since collected nikon 8x42&10x42 monarchs pentax wp 10x50 nikon 12x50ex and the stardard 7x50 nikon the monster heavy 25x100 skymaster ( too heavy for my orion heavy duty paralellagram mount) and these that i thought would never let me down until this evening.. the celestron skymaster 15x70s have been my favorite star binos of all these ( close second are my extreme nikon 12x50s.Let me remind first i take care of all my binos. But just minutes ago, out of their soft case looking to jupiter, I could not seem to get them focused on the left side..so after bringing them inside from the nightsky in my backyard for a closer inspection, i noticed the left arm cast somehow broke off the center pin. What a bummer! anyway, I remembered the no fault warranty but after only a year these things cracked where you could imagine they would have under normal operation of this instrument.I guess they priced this so cheaply in comparison to other name brands such as the oberwerks or other high end binos 15x70s? I might even suspect the $25.00 fee needed for their no fault warranty was enigeered inside the price? I should hope not, but that is why i felt the need to write this review. Celestron should maybe consider hardshell cases instead of soft packs knowing the defect in engineering for these binos.. the aluminum arm casting connection the left diopter snapped off the center focuser and you would imagine on such a crucial area of the mechanics could have been better built(engineered) pair of binoculars. I will call them in the morning 1-800 asp!Digital camera Review: 5 Star Value
Summary: 5 Stars
I am very happy with this purchase. The binocs are comfortable to use and adjust and I did not have any collimination issues. The tripod adaptor works well - the cap screws off and the instructions do not tell you this so I have pry scatches on it from failed attempts. There is a lot of light coming into these things but the 15X (as reviewed by others) is hard to stabilize. The tripod does not allow you to really get your eyes up tight to the binocs without shaking. I found that you can hold the binocs while on the tripod and this gives good stability. You do need a tripod about 1' taller than you to look at most overhead objects. Very good for watching elk at dusk, as well.Digital camera Review: A Bad Apple!
Summary: 3 Stars
With all the good press about Celestron SkyMaster Giant 15x70 Binoculars somebody's got to get a bad set and that was me this time. I thought I had done my homework: Poro BAK4, Angular Field of View: 4.4°, Linear Field of View (@1000 yds): 230.41 ft (70.23 m), Exit Pupil: 4.7 mm (0.19 in), Eye Relief: 18 mm (0.71 in) and seemly great reviews. Therefore I will just deduct 2 stars rather than 4.
Mine were most definitely 1 star material though. The recent discounted price of $49.99 shipped made be decide to finally own a pair. Unfortunately for me, mine arrived with a severe collimation problem. My first light was a look at Jupiter, and no matter what I did I would see 2 Jupiters?? Took them out the next day and looked at the electric meter on a house down the street and 2 electric meters; my brain tried its best to compensate, but was just giving me severe eye strain. I got out my Fujinon 7x42 roof prism binoculars (which cost about 5x more) and everything looked perfect and super sharp in them. I then did the Google thing on binocular collimation
Mis-collimation is quite common. I found the Celestron 15x70 Skymaster is the same Chinese-manufactured binocular sold under the Bear, Barska, Galileo, and Oberwerk brands. If one searchs "binocular collimation" there are instructions all over the 'net on how to adjust the binoculars yourself, but I find it unexceptable QC on Celestron's part to deliver them this way. Also, the adjustment process entails removing some of the rubber molding and is very experimental hit or miss in many cases. Not something I was willing or desired to do.
I hope that isn't why this batch was marked down. I encourage everyone to try theirs out, and make sure you have a good set. The Amazon return process would not let me exchange....simply a refund. Amazon makes returns very easy by the way with a paid UPS label printed right so the return is very easy.