Olympus Binocular 10x 50 DPS-1 - Black

I used to use Pentax 7x50s for years and they were great but very large and heavy. I then moved to 8x25 and 10x25 Minox binos which are small, light and waterproof. They have great definition and good contrast in good light, but their performance falls rapidly in poor light, as one would expect. Their field of view is also relatively limited. So I decided to move to an 8x40/42 to get improved low light capability. I have been studying the market carefully and thought I would need to pay £350-400 for good quality 8x42 binos - there are several great optics in this range. But then I saw the Amazon reviews - almost a thousand of them - rating the Olympus 8x40 DPSI so highly. I must have read a few hundred of these reviews and thought that for around £45 delivered it would be silly not to buy a pair. Mine arrived this morning (around 15 hours after ordering them!) and I have put them through their paces. I am delighted by the crisp, bright image, the good contrast (even in dull, cloudy conditions), the good sharpness near the edge of the field of view and the quality of construction. A particularly great feature is their 8.2 degree field of view (143m at 1000m) which surprised me. Even though they are significantly bigger and heavier than the 8x25 Minox, I am pretty sure the marked improvement in brightness and field of view will be worth it. I am generally a fair weather bird watcher and game viewer so the waterproofing and nitrogen purging is less important for me. But if conditions are foul, I can use my trusty old Minox and just not see quite as well and as wide in low light. So I think these are really good binos for my purposes and extraordinary value at the price.

These are excellent binoculars for bird watching great quality very clear images up close or far away come with case and lens protectors the only thing I changed was the neck strap as it’s pretty thin and hurts your neck after a hour of it being on as they are quite heavy other than that great and I would recommend these

Just got back from a cruise down the Norwegian Fjords and enjoyed looking at the scenery through my old binoculars but realized that they weren't really all that good, so when I got home I treated myself to a new pair of binoculars. The cruise was fantastic and I would happily go again - especially now I have the new binoculars; oh why did I not think of buying them before the cruise!!Compared to my old binoculars (which were supposedly 12 x 50)...... well there is no comparison. The clarity of vision is such that I can see things way way in the distance, perfectly clearly - things that I would have no chance of seeing with my old binoculars - and the field of vision is much wider than my old ones.Just looked out over the fields at the back of my house and seen (small) birds flying around in crystal clear vision - could see their markings very clearly. Not being a bird-watcher I had no idea what they were (although definitely not sparrows, blackbirds, pigeons, gulls, magpies or starlings - or robins - or owls - or eagles) but they were good to watch and almost converted me to being a twitcher! Might even become a train-spotter now! Will have a look at the moon later tonight.If you buy these binoculars you will not be disappointed - not for the price, anyway. I can't say this for certain, but I am pretty sure you could pay a lot more and not get much better quality of vision. OK, not the cheapest you can buy, but certainly not expensive. I bought my old binoculars years ago, but obviously did not pay much for them! The difference is truly amazing.Update:I have now had the binoculars for a couple of weeks and "sold" them to a friend - not physically, but I think she is now going to buy two pairs, one for her husband and one for her brother, she was that impressed.Having bought these, I began to wonder, "have I got a really good bargain here?" and have spent some time researching the matter even more than I did before I bought them! My conclusion is yes, I have got a bargain. For £65 these binoculars are exceptional and, having now used them a lot over the two weeks I have owned them, would say that if I had paid £100 (or even £150) for these binoculars, I would still think I had got a bargain and be very pleased with my purchase!So, if you are thinking of buying a cheaper pair, think again - the extra £10, £20, £30 that you spend on buying these binoculars will be money well spent. And if you are thinking of buying a much more expensive pair of binoculars, also think again. Buy these and you could save yourself hundreds of pounds. OK, if you need a really, really good pair for some reason (perhaps because of your job), it might be worthwhile you spending that extra money, but for the vast, vast majority of us, these binoculars are all you will ever need (for whatever purpose you need them for). They give fantastic quality of vision at a very (very) reasonable price. My old bins have been binned with just one regret - why did I put up with them for so long!

Ive not had any binoculars for a while and after a bit of internet searching and reading reviews i went for these.The binoculars feel well made and are not too big or heavy to take out with you.They come with an olympus carry case to put them in and place over your shoulder and a strap to attach to them to put around your neck. The stap around your neck is just a basic unbranded strap, i did expect something better but it does the job so no real worrys.As for the binoculars themselves, they are fantastic really. at 8x the clarity is very good and they work really well. Slide a lever around and you can be up to 16x magnification. This is still very clear but not as clear as at 8x. Also, at 16x magnification you need reasonably steady hands. I tried viewing the moon and jupiter at 16x and i needed to rest my elbows on something. Once i did that i could just about make out the moons of jupiter with these binoculars. I found at 8x for star gazing these were good for scanning the skies and stars came visible that were not with the naked eye. I prefer them to my celestron telecope to be honest, even though that has much higher magnification its easier to find things with binoculars.General object, birds, planes and so on look really good in these binoculars. Id recommend them at the price. I paid £52 from here but the price seems to go up and down. I gave these binoculars 4 stars because there is always room for improvement on anything, like a better neck strap for these maybe?Andy