Heads up Half Price 8x40 on FLO

[ismangil]

http://stargazerslounge.com/sponsor-announcements-offers/170567-helios-naturesport-plus-8x40-wa-binoculars-half-price.html

[topdude]

Thanks for that, my request is in

[Sleepy]

I opened mine today as they were delivered to my parents house.

Should the exit pupils be perfectly round? as they are not on my pair.

I am also having a job to see a single frame without a black bar where the image merges together. I notice some distortion too.

Do you think i have a faulty pair?

[FLO]

The exit-pupil will not be perfectly round in a binocular at this price, it is normal to see a slight flat along one part of the circumference. There will also be some aberrations around the image periphery. If you cannot achieve a clear comfortable view after adjusting the eyepiece distance to match the distance between your eyes, and the eyecups (down for spectacle wearers, up for non-spectacle wearers) then they either don't suit you or are faulty. Either way feel free to email us to arrange collection/refund.

Hope that helps,

Steve

[Sleepy]

Thanks for the reply

I had another go today. Distant objects are fine, its only close up objects where the image does not merge properly. I'm guessing this is normal for a low magnification binocular?

I got a picture of the exit-pupil

[FLO]

The exit pupil is normal for that binocular. How close are you focusing?

[Sleepy]

around 6 meters

[FLO]

You should be able to focus at 6m. As you focus closer you might need to adjust the binocular for a more comfortable view. If close work is your thing you would be better using a roof-prism binocular.

Binocular choice is subjective, we all have different eyesight. It might simply be that this binocular doesn't suit you. Please feel free to email us to arrange collection/refund.

HTH,

Steve

[Sleepy]

I am a glasses wearer with a strong prescription so this could be why.

They are great for longer distance so will keep them for that.

Thanks for the help

[Syntarsus]

I have the Opticron 8x40 Aspherics which I got from FLO. I thought they might be the same as the Helios - they certainly look quite similar. However these focus down to two metres.

At such close focusing the central image isn't merged perfectly at all but I thought this was normal. I had a look though some fairly decent roof prism bins in a shop (Hawke Frontiers) and the same thing happened with those.