Olympus Binocular 10x 50 DPS-1 - Black

Just got back from a cruise down the Norwegian Fjords and enjoyed looking at the scenery through my old binoculars but realized that they weren't really all that good, so when I got home I treated myself to a new pair of binoculars. The cruise was fantastic and I would happily go again - especially now I have the new binoculars; oh why did I not think of buying them before the cruise!! Compared to my old binoculars (which were supposedly 12 x 50)...... well there is no comparison. The clarity of vision is such that I can see things way way in the distance, perfectly clearly - things that I would have no chance of seeing with my old binoculars - and the field of vision is much wider than my old ones. Just looked out over the fields at the back of my house and seen (small) birds flying around in crystal clear vision - could see their markings very clearly. Not being a bird-watcher I had no idea what they were (although definitely not sparrows, blackbirds, pigeons, gulls, magpies or starlings - or robins - or owls - or eagles) but they were good to watch and almost converted me to being a twitcher! Might even become a train-spotter now! Will have a look at the moon later tonight. If you buy these binoculars you will not be disappointed - not for the price, anyway. I can't say this for certain, but I am pretty sure you could pay a lot more and not get much better quality of vision. OK, not the cheapest you can buy, but certainly not expensive. I bought my old binoculars years ago, but obviously did not pay much for them! The difference is truly amazing. Update: I have now had the binoculars for a couple of weeks and "sold" them to a friend - not physically, but I think she is now going to buy two pairs, one for her husband and one for her brother, she was that impressed. Having bought these, I began to wonder, "have I got a really good bargain here?" and have spent some time researching the matter even more than I did before I bought them! My conclusion is yes, I have got a bargain. For £65 these binoculars are exceptional and, having now used them a lot over the two weeks I have owned them, would say that if I had paid £100 (or even £150) for these binoculars, I would still think I had got a bargain and be very pleased with my purchase! So, if you are thinking of buying a cheaper pair, think again - the extra £10, £20, £30 that you spend on buying these binoculars will be money well spent. And if you are thinking of buying a much more expensive pair of binoculars, also think again. Buy these and you could save yourself hundreds of pounds. OK, if you need a really, really good pair for some reason (perhaps because of your job), it might be worthwhile you spending that extra money, but for the vast, vast majority of us, these binoculars are all you will ever need (for whatever purpose you need them for). They give fantastic quality of vision at a very (very) reasonable price. My old bins have been binned with just one regret - why did I put up with them for so long!

I used to use Pentax 7x50s for years and they were great but very large and heavy. I then moved to 8x25 and 10x25 Minox binos which are small, light and waterproof. They have great definition and good contrast in good light, but their performance falls rapidly in poor light, as one would expect. Their field of view is also relatively limited. So I decided to move to an 8x40/42 to get improved low light capability. I have been studying the market carefully and thought I would need to pay £350-400 for good quality 8x42 binos - there are several great optics in this range. But then I saw the Amazon reviews - almost a thousand of them - rating the Olympus 8x40 DPSI so highly. I must have read a few hundred of these reviews and thought that for around £45 delivered it would be silly not to buy a pair. Mine arrived this morning (around 15 hours after ordering them!) and I have put them through their paces. I am delighted by the crisp, bright image, the good contrast (even in dull, cloudy conditions), the good sharpness near the edge of the field of view and the quality of construction. A particularly great feature is their 8.2 degree field of view (143m at 1000m) which surprised me. Even though they are significantly bigger and heavier than the 8x25 Minox, I am pretty sure the marked improvement in brightness and field of view will be worth it. I am generally a fair weather bird watcher and game viewer so the waterproofing and nitrogen purging is less important for me. But if conditions are foul, I can use my trusty old Minox and just not see quite as well and as wide in low light. So I think these are really good binos for my purposes and extraordinary value at the price.

Fantastic bins for the price. I can't compare these to the bins which are 10 times the price - maybe there are differences which if you are constantly observing wildlife 90% of the time, are worth the extra cost. In which case you will probably go there immediately. I wanted some good high quality bins for looking at the wildlife outside my house, and looking at the views - I live in an area of outstanding natural beauty. These fit the bill perfectly. You get crystal clear perfect 3d vision. They are a decent size too, not too big so you have problems holding them without shake, and not so small that your field of view is narrow which is the problem with compact bins. These are a lovely goldilocks fit. Light, easy to use, and yet excellant optics. The 8x40 configuration is pretty much perfect for general use without needing to carry a tripod. And once you have set up the right eye left eye difference, they stay there, so no constant fiddling, when you want to pick them up quickly and look outside. I would definitely recommend. For those new to bins, the first figure is the magnification, and the second figure is the lens size (or as I prefer to put it, how much of everything do you see when you look through them). With bins it is a tradeoff between magnification, lens size, and weight. The higher the first two, the bigger the bins, and the bigger the bins, the more you will need a tripod to stop the miage shaking. If you go for the same magnification, but a smaller lens size ( 8x25 are typical), you are looking at "compact" bins, which you can shove in your pocket or bag. However, you will not see as much of the view looking through these. The holy grail is something that is light, you can carry, but still use without a tripod, but with a great field of view. These pretty much fit the bill.

Si estás leyendo estos comentarios es quizás porque te estas haciendo una de estas preguntas.. 1.-¿Merece la pena gastarse casi 100€ en unos primaticos? 2.-¿Los voy a usar? 3.-¿Estos o unos chinorris de 20€? 4.-¿Es suficiente x8? 1.- SI, si y por supuesto que si. Son unos prismáticos de calidad, al ver a través de ellos se ve increíblemente bien, super nítido, super enfocado y con una sensacion de profundidad increible (esto lo enterás cuando lo compres, porque por ejemplo, si ves una casa que está a 100 metors, y detrás un edificio a 500, desde tus ojos parece que se solapan y están en el mismo plano al estar tan lejos, con los prismaticos puedes notar cómo una cosa esta en primer plano y la otra en el plano de atrás). 2.- Si y Si. AL tener estos prismáticos vas a desear salir a usarlo, a observar pájaros, montañas, personas, barcos, aviones en el cielo... te entra más curiosidad y al final lo usas para cosas que no tenías pensado ni usarlo. Además, estos prismáticos de calidad son como una inversión. te van a durar toda la vida, y lo vas a usar en muuuuchas salidas. 3.- Yo tuve esa pregunta, y me compré unos olympus x8 y unos chinorris x12... pues no hagas la prueba, porque vas a devolver los chinorris en 5 minutos. Lo primero es que estos SI son realmente x8, y los otros super económicos no te puedes creer ni la mitar de la mitad de lo que publicitan. Los que eran "x12" resulto tener menos aumentos que los x8.... la calidad de imagen es incomparable.... es como si comparas un iphone clone de 50€ y uno iphone de 1000€. Los dos "dan el pego" pero lo bueno hay que pagarlo, lo mismo pasa con los prismáticos. Esto es algo más que un cristalito en tubo de metal. Los prismáticos son una herramienta cara y de calidad, no creas que puedes pagar una décima parte de lo que valen unos de marca y tener los mismos resultados... Por lo tanto, No, no hagas como yo y no te compres unos de la marca chinorri. 4.-Esta pregunta es más subjetiva, pero volviendo a la pregunta anterior, si has tenido otros de la marca "tu tia" con aumento x12 o x15, estos x8 que si son realmente x8 tendrán un aumento igual o superior a los de "tutia". Objetivamente tienes que tener en cuenta que un aumento x8 se traducen en que si una cosa está a 100 metros, lo vés como si estuvieses a 12,5 metors, o una cosa que esté a 1 km lo ves a 125metros. Y depende que cosa quieras ver, está claro que si es un edificio a 1km lo verás más grande que un pájaro a 1km (obvio). Para un uso normal y de aficionado vas más que sobrado, tienen un peso razonable y asumible para una buena caminata y da unos resultados espectaculares. Ahora si eres guardia civil y quieres ver una matrícula de un coche que está a 1 km pues está claro que necesitas más de un x8, pero para observar naturaleza, a tus vecinos, pájaros, o cosas que ves a simple vista que están lejos y quieres verlo con detalle y nitidez, estos son tus prismáticos. Espero haberte ayudado y que te haya gustado mi opinión.

These binoculars are very well made. They are not a light weight, but what you would expect with a pair of 10X50's. The image quality is excellent. The views of the moon are bright and clear with plenty of detail. I haven't had chance to view any of the planets yet, but I do understand from other reviews that the rings of Saturn and the moons of Jupiter should be visible. We shall see.

Loved it. Good Quality ..not cheap ones. Got exactly what I wanted. Worth it.

Ho scelto la consegna ad un ufficio postale, il pacco è arrivato con due giorni di anticipo. Il binocolo è ok funziona perfettamente, immagine nitida, i colori mi sembrano identici a quelli che percepisco ad occhio nudo, lo stesso per la luminosità anche al crepuscolo inoltrato (praticamente notte). Trovo la regolazione della messa a fuoco molto più agevole e rapida dell'altro binocolo che ho già (un KONUS tascabile Action 10x25). Vivendo in un casale immerso nella campagna a 420 metri sul livello del mare ho potuto subito constatare la veridicità delle ottime valutazioni sul binocolo riguardo il birdwatching e anche per l'osservazione panoramica; per quanto riguarda quella astronomica, come prima impressione sembra buona: a causa delle condizioni del tempo non ottimali ci ho osservato giusto per pochi minuti Giove, poi Marte, è un'occhiata alle stelle a casaccio giusto per sapere quante ne potessi vedere di più che ad occhio nudo e quanto nitide. In sintesi ne sono pienamente soddisfatto, le prestazioni del binocolo sono di gran lunga superiori alle aspettative,vivamente consigliato per l'osservazione di uccelli... e anche per tutto il resto. Da considerare però che la regolazione della distanza tra i due monocoli ha come suo minimo qualche misura in più della media, per tanto, non credo sia indicato a chi ha una testa piccola in quanto la distanza tra le due pupille sarebbe più corta del minimo della distanza dei due oculari del binocolo. Nelle istruzioni non ci sono spiegazioni su come montare la cinghia al binocolo, fortunatamente sapevo già come va sistemata la cinghia su quel tipo di fibbie ,(la fascia deve semplicemente passare sopra al primo strato e allo stesso modo dopo essere passata attraverso la fessura del binocolo), ma i primi minuti ho avuto problemi a far passare le due estremità della cinghia attraverso le fessure del binocolo, sembrava fossero troppo spesse, ma poi mi è venuta l'idea di arricciare ciascuna estremità come ad uncino, piegandole e tenendole così per pochi secondi, in questo modo poi sono passate attraverso le fessure subito, senza alcuna resistenza, lisce come l'olio.

Still in use 6 years down the track, no complaints about the binoculars themselves, just wish lens covers were attached as I lost one out in the field,