15x50 IS All Weather

These Canon binoculars have far exceeded my expectations. With a 50mm objective lens they are bright and sharp. Well made and weather sealed they require 2 AA batteries to operate the Image Stabilisation (I.S.). I found the eye pieces comfortable and I like the way they adjust, instead of pulling the whole binoculars apart, the eye pieces move separately on their own, the object lenses stay put. I found that even with 15 X magnification I can hand hold them without bad shaking or using the I.S. When my shaking starts, these are quite heavy, I engage the I.S. which works really well. The I.S. has 2 options, a short press switches it on and it stays on for 5 minutes, or you can press and hold and as soon as you release it cuts out. I don't expect the batteries to last very long so I suggest bring some spares with you. I have only a couple of niggles, they are supplied with 2 lens cap covers for the eye pieces but nothing for the object lenses, I don't understand that, it's almost like Canon couldn't be bothered to finish the job. Also again saving money I suspect, the supplied soft case doesn't have it's own strap. The flap of the case closes over the binoculars and the binocular strap acts for both items. The niggle here is that you now have to carry the case around with you if you are using the binoculars, my old pair the case had it's own strap and you could keep it over your shoulder. In conclusion these are expensive but having used them they are superb, and the I.S. is priceless I love these binoculars and recommend them in the strongest possible terms.

Just received my order. First impressions are that they are very sturdy. The optics are excellent. I am a retired professional photographer so I know what I am talking about. The image stabilisation works very well. I know what the advertised weight was but in use they are heavy, that’s what you get for top quality optics. One minor gripe is the lens caps. There is no way of attaching them to the Binos so will be easily lost. I have stored them in its box with the instructions. Do I recommend these, absolutely

Let’s get the elephant in the room out of the way first – these binoculus are ridiculously, stupidly expensive. No doubt Canon would point to all the sophisticated tech in the image stabilisation blah blah, but when you can get a full go-to telescope with a decent aperture for half the price of these, I don’t think the price can’t be justified. For this reason I just can’t give it five stars. That said, to an extent you get what you pay for. Optically these are first class, and right out of the box offered razor sharp views. I didn’t even need to adjust the diopter adjustment. . And then there’s the image stabilisation. There is something quite magical about pressing the little IS button and watching everything suddenly just, well, stabilise. For terrestrial use such as bird watching these binocs are flat out fantastic, giving incredibly detailed and clear views even of birds way in the distance. For astronomy, some management of expectations is in order. Despite the image stabilisation you’re still going to need a steady hand to get the best out of them – point objects like stars are just not as optically forgiving of even slight residual movement versus terrestrial objects. So some movement around the field of view is still very evident. What the image stabilising does do though is eliminate the fine motor “jiggle” of your hands. This is a huge benefit and the image stabilisation is still wonderous. I was lucky enough to be able to test them out in the amazing skies of the Atacama desert and got some truly incredible views of M7, M8, M20 and the star clouds of the milky way. And even in cloudy, light polluted UK the views of M35, the Perseus double cluster etc are still fantastic. Just don’t expect to be able to get a rock solid, perfectly centred and static image like you would in a properly aligned telescope with a motor drive – you’re still going to get some drifting about even with your best efforts, especially when observing near the zenith. So the bottom line is that if you can hold your nose and suck up the price then these are fantastic binoculars for either terrestrial viewing or astronomy. But really, the price is just, wow…

why these . well I tried fujinon and cheaper canons. these have 1/4 screw on bottom. helps with monopod. the 50mm objectives let in enough light to read a van logo clearly 1.5km away . even further in clear weather. better then 18x50 and 12x36. the 12x36 give similar view and are very light weight . and half the price. however as no screw on bottom for monopod they soon become heavy to carry along. theses are heavy to hold so you will need a monopod. the image stabilisation is very good. unless you are some ship going person these will work fine for you . even on ship these will work better then fujinons if in stable seas. the image quality is somewhat on level with £5000 binos yet the price with the added image stabilisation is phenomal. once you buy these you wouldn't ever go back to normal binos . and once you experience these binos you will prefer canon over other brand of cameras like Nikon or others. bought Nikon and other brand binos for comparison and the image from these lenses are worlds apart . now am thinking to only ever buy canon gear . execept for canons stubbornness in making their cameras work with external ssd or fluctuating prices. these were £728 when I bought. recently canon reduced the price to £950 for 2 days on their own website then decided to hike the price to £1300 and give little discount to bring them down to £1250. you can see the pattern. the outer rubber will last you decades if kept in cover and not exposed to chemicals and sunlight .

Stabilisation makes the experience so different. I bought them because I use camera stabilisation and achieve the same effect with these binoculars.

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I like the wide feeld opening and the magnifying, but the Image stabilization was broken, a quick shaking stayed while IS was working. To bad I had to send it back. I now use the 10x30 IS, who does an excellent job.

Love it, hate the price, stabilizes my shaky hands wonderfully, very good optics too, battery lasts quite a while too.

premetto che non sono un esperto di binocoli; l'ottica mi sembra senza difetti: non noto distorsioni in periferia e i colori mi appaiono naturali, non vedo neanche i piccoli fluttuamenti che qualcuno vede spostando rapidamente il binocolo durante la stabilizzazione o inserendola/disinserendola; si impugna bene e il tasto per stabilizzare è facile da usare, meno il fuocheggiatore, l'avrei preferito spostato di due o tre centimentri verso il davanti, ma forse dipende dalle mie mani che sono alquanto grandi; temevo che con quell'ingrandimento fossi obbligato ad usare la stabilizzazione ma non è così, il lieve tremolio non è fastidioso, almeno per l'uso terrestre, naturalmente stabilizzato si notano molti più particolari; per il peso non è adatto a portarlo in giro come ad es. nel birdwatching, se si vuole guardare a lungo un soggetto; comunque l'ho preso principalmente per osservazioni astronomiche e in una sedia a sdraio con braccioli penso si possa usare più a lungo, in ogni caso è predisposto per stare su un cavalletto o un pantografo; due noticine di demerito alla Canon: ho dovuto spendere altri dieci euro per comprare dei copriobiettivo (58 mm è la misura), vabbè che quella che si vede sul davanti non è una lente ma una lastra protettiva, ma se si riga o rompe il costo per rimpiazzarla credo sia diversi biglietti da dieci, inoltre avrei gradito una robusta custodia rigida;