Posts belonging to Category 'Binocular Buyers Guides'

Touring the Universe Through Binoculars Review

A Complete Astronomer’s Guidebook Updated: Believe it or not, but Touring the Universe through Binoculars or TUB as it has rather affectionately become known as, is now almost 27 years in the making! Indeed at the time of writing my update to this review, it celebrates it’s birthday next month. Released in November 1990 and […]



Cheap Binoculars – Is a Roof or Porro Prism Best?

I received an excellent question form someone looking to get a pair of low cost or cheap binoculars and they were wondering as to if they should get a pair of porro or roof prisms: Question: I am now retired and my wife and I travel a bit in our state of Wisconsin, USA mainly […]


Avoid These Biggest Mistakes Newbies Make When Choosing Binoculars

Over the many years that I have now been involved with optics and in particular binoculars, I have learnt a great deal and perhaps it has got to the point where I take a lot of “what I know” for granted, especially the basics and assume that these are obvious and that everyone knows them […]


Best Low Cost Binoculars for Xmas

Part 1: Best Cheap Binoculars for Xmas 2016 In this first part of my Binoculars for Christmas series, I am focusing on the cheaper end of the market, including low cost optics, covering a price range of between $60 in the US or £60 in the UK up to a maximum of $150 / £150 […]


Best Mid Range Binoculars for Christmas

Part 2: Best Mid Range Binoculars for Xmas 2016 This is the second part in my series of buyers guides to the Best Binoculars for Christmas, here I am focusing on what is probably the largest and most competitive class: Mid Range binoculars covering prices from $150 in the US or £150 in the UK […]


Best Mid-High End Binoculars for Xmas

Part 3: Best Mid-High Range Binoculars for Xmas 2016 Here in part three of my Xmas buyers guides, I take a look at what I feel are the best deals on the best Mid-High End binoculars for Christmas ($300 – $500 in the US or £300 – £500 in the UK) that I have tested […]


Game&Fish: Top 5 Affordable Binoculars Under $400

Game & Fish Magazine recently ran an article where they highlighted their choices for the best 5 binoculars costing less than $400 (£350). I am not sure how they made their selections and if there was any bias or loyalty towards advertisers in their magazine, but even so I did think that a few of […]


How to Clean Binoculars & Their Lenses

How do I clean my binoculars? This question along with others like how to clean the lens on my binoculars, or what products should I use to take marks off the rubber armor on the exterior are ones that I get often because no matter how carefully you treat them, at some point you will […]


HT Glass from SCHOTT

Carl Zeiss Sport Optics recently introduced their new flagship range of binoculars, the Zeiss Victory HT binoculars, whose main feature and biggest improvement to their already excellent Victory FL range being that they use HT Glass from SCHOTT. I decided to dig a little more deeply to find out just what makes this glass so […]