Wingspan Optics Skyview Ultra HD - 8X42 Binoculars for Bird Watching for Adults with ED Glass. Waterproof, Wide Field of View, Close Focus. Experience Better and Brighter Bird Watching in Ultra HD

I purchased this product after many hours of research about internet recomdations, types and quality of binoculars, their purposes, and their prices. My goal was to purchase binoculars which were affordable, very good quality, which were suitable to my overriding objective, a pair of birdwatching binoculars for my beautiful wife, who is over years young. Ultimately, this is the product I selected, and it arrived this morning --- time enough to wrap a Christmas in July (2020) message on the wrapping paper.She was thrilled, and after I got acquainted with the product, I was very pleased that the product met my hopes. It was perfect for my purposes. Incredibly sharp, bright colors and images, easy to use, and with a 2 meter minimum focus range so that she can closely view the birds who daily gather at the end of our front porch to feed. We could easily read car license plate numbers 60 yards away. I did not try further than that.Attaching the halyard (neck strap) was a bit of a challenge, but after viewing several on-line videos, it did get done successfully. I'm not the sharpest pickle in the barrow, but I did get it done.I need to say that these are not heavy binoculars. But my wife has not got a great deal of arm strength, and so she had some difficulty holding them steady. But, with an optional lbrace (through 3rd party suppliers) and with a tripod, both of which are possible with the product, she should be able to watch both the porch birds and those much farther away, any time she wants.I would absolutely buy this product again.

I am very impressed by these binoculars. I had initially purchased the Wingspan Spectator 8x32, which unfortunately had a rather poor close focus at around 16 feet. I intend to use these often while hiking, where I often come across skittish creatures within 5-15 feet of me. I'd like to be able to get a better view with my binoculars, which I can gladly say these ProBirder's will do great with. While advertised to focus down to 2 meters or 6 feet, mine focus down to 4.5 feet! Probably won't be at that limit too often, but nice to have 8X magnification I can use up close.The controls are quite smooth. I prefer the small knurling on this ProBirder over the Spectator version. The knurling has a nice grip, so you'll be focusing with confidence.The optics appear quite sharp to nearly the outer edges of the field of view. I did notice a bit of blurring near the edges, but vastly superior to the much cheaper Spectators.I feel these strike a really great balance of quality vs cost. While you certainly can get cheaper binoculars, you can also spend quite a bit more. I'd love to compare these against a $1k pair and see how they stack up. I bet they'd do pretty well.In my case, these appear to be excellent quality, without breaking the bank.

Carried these on my daily 5 mile walk. Didn't feel like I had them on. Too cold for very many birds but the ones I did see jumped out in full detail and high contrast. These glasses even lighten up shaded areas. From a cardinal at 20 feet to an airliner at 20000 feet it was simple to refocus and get a clear crisp image. Also like the thumb grooves on the underside of the barrels, makes it easy to quickly bring them up to look at an object with a solid firm grip. Light and compact enough to fit in a jacket pocket but also easy to have around the neck. Excellent product. Highly recommended.

Factoring in the price-point, these Polaris ED 8 X 42 binoculars could rate five stars. They show some residual chromatic aberration (color-fringing) and spherical aberration (fish-bowling) but not enough to detract from most viewing. They cost only a tenth or even less than top-of-the-line binos that should be essentially free from noticeable optical aberrations. They focus up close. If you have a bird-feeder right outside a window, only two meters or six feet away, you can easily reach focus with these binos and study the colors and shapes of feathers to your heart's content. If hunting, they are so light weight (lighter than the most expensive binos) that they are best for the "buck" here, too! Whether birds in the foreground or large game in the background, the sharpness and clarity of the view in the Polaris ED binos is sure to please. Finally, they are made of robust materials and should hold up well against lots of use outdoors.Update: I like these ED binos enough to have purchased a second set, the first set having gone to a birding friend who recently had new lenses put in her eyes and wanted to celebrate by seeing her avian world through these almost aberration-free Polaris glasses. The second set is for me and replaces three other sets of binos I have now given to various members of the family (West Marine 7 X 50 Porro, West Marine 8 X 32 Roof, Nikon 10 X 50 Porro). So that is probably the highest recommendation a product can receive! I now have only two sets of binos: these Polaris EDs and my Canon 15 X 45 Imaged Stabilized roof prisms. With these two sets, my astronomy and birding needs are covered. I notice that the 8 X 42 Polaris EDs also have a place where an L-bracket can be attached to a tripod: good versatility, although not crucial, given the light weight of the binos. All in all, this is a satisfying product and a great value.