Binoculars! Cometron or UpClose?

[Elio_C]

Hi stargazers! 

At the moment I'm thinking of purchasing some cheap binoculars for some astronomy on the go, just some fun ones to whip out when the opportunity arrises. They will also be used for watching sailing boats, so preferably not heavy binos! 

My budget has allowed me a couple of options: 

I could go with the Celestron Cometron 7x50: 

https://www.amazon.com.au/Celestron-71198-Cometron-Binoculars-Black/dp/B00DV6SI3Q 

The Celestron UpClose 10x50: (very cheap, but apparently a good all rounder) 

https://www.amazon.com.au/Celestron-UpClose-10x50-Binocular-71256/dp/B006ZN4TZS/ref=pd_lpo_421_t_0/355-2235474-9110652?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B006ZN4TZS&pd_rd_r=c1b25379-1873-4614-a1b1-92e9a62fe41b&pd_rd_w=bi3en&pd_rd_wg=rdaqE&pf_rd_p=ad2d1e6e-bc60-4795-b4c0-2dbd35f6678d&pf_rd_r=PS30QD089ES4HEY9JB0G&psc=1&refRID=PS30QD089ES4HEY9JB0G 

Or a pair of Bushnell Binos I found for a surprising bargain on amazon: 

https://www.bushnell.com/binoculars/powerview/powerview-10x50-binoculars/BU-131056.html 

As I said, these would just be a casual pair for showing friends and family some astro sights and for watching boats over the summer, so I'm not very keen to splash cash on high performance Bak-4 prisms and etc that would really push the budget. 

Any advice would be amazing, as I'm not really sure which to choose! 

Thanks. 

[wulfrun]

Before purchasing, I'd recommend some homework, try this excellent site:

http://www.binocularsky.com/

Go to the "choosing and using" tab. There are good recommendations on there about what to buy and what to avoid, plus ideas within price ranges.

[Elio_C]

8 hours ago, wulfrun said:

Before purchasing, I'd recommend some homework, try this excellent site:

http://www.binocularsky.com/

Go to the "choosing and using" tab. There are good recommendations on there about what to buy and what to avoid, plus ideas within price ranges.

Thanks, will do!