Binoculars Barr & Stroud

[pluton]

Hello,

Anyone have using the this binoculars? Sierra or Savannah series? I am interested in a 8X42 or 10X42 model.

Thanks

Paul

[Alfian]

Hi, there's some reviews here:

http://www.bestbinocularsreviews.com/binocular-brand-Barr%20&%20Stroud-Binoculars.html

The reviews, I think, tend to be with terrestrial/birdwatching in mind and astronomical use is a more exacting test of optics. 

[jgs001]

I've a pair of the Savannah ED 8x56 bino's. They are excellent. There's a little CA to be seen around the edge of the FOV under high contrast conditions, but as I very rarely use the very edges, this is not a problem. I had the opportunity to compare them with some bino's worth more than double the price, and, I wasn't able to see any real differences... not until you get up to the likes of the several thousand pound variety was I able to detect any real improvement. The difference between the Savannah ED's and my normal bino's is like comparing the views between an ST80 and an ED80.