Bushenell 20x50 by J&M? Anyone heard of those?

[Thepoorgazer]

I'm patiently(and also desperately?) searching for a good pair of binos and found a good deal on a pair of Olympus dps i 10x50's, but this thing called the bushnell 20x50(by j&m) was up on offer. I have a bushnell, and the logo looks nothing like that. I googled it and found a sale page on bhphotovideo, so it isn't some local brand. I still think that the Olympus 10x50s are a great pair, but what if this is better? No customer reviews on the indian amazon site yet, but i would love to buy them if they are good. A few customers wrote that the optics are really the best for that price, plastic quality is pretty bad. Is this true? And also, please advice and comment on my choice. Clear skies. Link below for reference:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/279174-REG/Bushnell_132050_20x50_Powerview_Binocular.html

[laudropb]

I would stick with the 10x50. 20 x mag with a 50 mm aperture will give you a much dimmmer view.

[D4N]

Note that it isn't possible to hand hold at 20x magnification, you will need to mount these on a tripod.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

As others have said, magnification isn't everything. I can hold a pair of 15x70s, and have even held a pair of 20x80s steadily for a short while, 20x really needs some support. Moving to decent 15x70s, and keeping the 10x50 for slightly wider fields (or birding) is probably a better upgrade path than 20x50s

[Putaendo Patrick]

Back in the 1960s and 1970s, 20x50 binoculars were quite a common configuration among inexpensive brands of Japanese binoculars. I often see old pairs on ebay going for a song, and if I didn't live in Chile, I might be tempted to pick up a pair. Fortunately I haven't done so yet! I'm pretty sure the aperture would give rather narrow and dark views at the end of the day - and, perhaps for this reason, not many seem to be produced now.

You really need to decide what you want to do with your binoculars - and that will determine the appropriate magnification. For hand-held general surveying of the night sky, 8x40 and 10x50 are the current favourites. I also used to have 7x50 which I enjoyed, and currently have a pair of 12x50 which is pushing towards my limit for hand-holding.

Higher power binoculars are more of a specialised niche, and do need to be supported on some type of mount to get the best use out of them.