Celestron 20x50 bins Amazon £20.94

[Tarazed]

Just noticed these Celestron 20x50 binoculars on sale on Amazon for £20.94 (RRP £34.00)

Celestron UpClose 20X50 Binoculars: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

[bubu]

hello....do you know the ph number from FLO, i am calling since a long time on the ph nb from the website and nobody is answering since ages. Can anyone help me? Same at e-mails - nobody is answering!!

[daz]

SGL is not FLO!

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[bubu]

ive mentioned that i need something different by what is on thir website, i know that its not the same but a lot of the person from sgl worked with flo i thought that maybe someone from here know something else which will help me

[garethmob]

thoese do look like nice binos i do like the celestrons and cheap too

[Johnboy2011]

How would these compare with 15 x 70, more power but less light gathering?

[onlyme]

they also have the 10x50 version on amazon at £19.39

Celestron UpClose 10X50 Binoculars: Amazon.co.uk: Electronics

[JamesF]

It did strike me that 20x50 might be too much magnification and not enough light. Could be sensible to see if you can find some to try before committing.

James

[Keiran]

I have a pair of these, and i would not recommend these for Astro. I went and bought a pair of 15x70.... save your money and get something better. I dont go much on the build quality and they havnt kept their collimation.

[inspectapart]

The Backyard Astronomers Guide dose not recommend the 20x50s. But they do recommend the 15x70s

[Madhatter]

I have a pair of the upclose 10x50..optical quality isnt that great, but at the price i think they are a bargain!

[Parus major]

No offence to anyone here but I do think it odd that in a hobby where a amateur set up is often around £1.5k we're all talking excitedly about £20 bins.

[Tarazed]

Thanks to everyone for their replies, it would appear that whilst these binoculars seemed at first to be a good deal they are not ideal for astronomy purposes due to the magnification (20) / light gathering (50) ratio. Always learning something new!

[Keiran]

If you are interested in these, I can send you mine if you pay the P+P... Not sure what P+P would be, but the offer is there

[Smeg]

I avoided Celstron big binos as I heard lots of CA issues with them.

Helios are popular for budget large binos, plus Helios are also nitrogen purged, FULLY BROADBAND coated both sides, Celestron are not I believe.

I saw through a pair of Bresser binoculars (cheap from Lidl when on offers) and the clarity was very good, this was during daytime though but I was impressed, while not "giant" binos, it was sharp.

[Parus major]

Being a birdwatcher I'm a little precious about optics, likely in the same way as guys on here with TV EP's. Basically, if you think you've got good binoculars under £100 you're wrong.

[Smeg]

Being a birdwatcher I'm a little precious about optics, likely in the same way as guys on here with TV EP's. Basically, if you think you've got good binoculars under £100 you're wrong.

You get what you pay for of course, but sometimes there is what is called a "hidden gem" amongst the cheap ones.

[Parus major]

Well, one that might not be quite as poor as the rest in the same price range.

Again, I do find it odd that in a hobby of £900 tripods and telescopes bargain bucket cheap binoculars are seen as viable.

I'm not being nasty or narky, it just puzzles me.

The ones I use aren't exactly optimum for astronomy, since they're 8x42 and I can see the edge of what the extra objective would get you but they're not my best pair which have ED glass and those ones are leagues ahead in views for the same mag and ob. I can only imagine that these cheap ones can't be better than decent ones with smaller lenses or at least less enjoyable.

[Smeg]

Tripods are not optics

[Parus major]

Tripods are not optics

Really? That would be me told if I ever said they were......