+Bino-viewer Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 (edited) Evening folks. As a lover of binocs, i've been looking for something like this for a while. Never looked through 7 x 50's before. They promise a 7.3 degree FOV I may be pushing it with the exit pupil a bit, but we'll see. I have sourced a pair on UKABS second hand. Here's the ad if you want a look : http://www.astrobuysell.com/uk/propview.php?view=101733 I can't wait to try them out at a dark site. But what i'm really hoping for is a leap forward in optical quality compared with my Canons. We shall see. I will have them in a few days..... fujinon7x50 by Edited August 29, 2015 by Bino-viewer Tweedledee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 They are nice. You will have to let us know what you think of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 They have an excellent reputation Rob and are a favourite of a lot of astronomers. With a field of view of 7.3° they should be really good. Fingers crossed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Bino-viewer Posted August 29, 2015 Author Share Posted August 29, 2015 (edited) The new Fujinon 7 x 50s have arrived. Well , i say new : they are actually 13 years old. But lovingly cared for by one careful owner. They are in really nice condition. Pristine even. Last night and tonight, i had a quick first light with them in the back garden. Light pollution is pretty dire at home and throw a full moon into the mix........ But here's my thoughts......and i'll compare them with my Canon 15 x 50s Pro's Fantastic build quality. Absolutely rock solid. Optically on another level from my Canon 15x50 is. Expansive 7.3 deg field of view Stars are very sharp and are presented in a lovely flat field. (the star shapes in the Canons look a bit odd in comparison) Nice soft, and very comfortable eye cups. The Canons are much firmer, hard even. Amazing colours in the stars.......especially considering the light pollution / full moon. Nice leather case, and 4 lens covers. ( Canon fall way short here.....only 2 lens covers and a naff case) Comfortable to hold. Individual focusing for each eye. Theres no centre focuser. Cons They are a bit on the heavy side, but i don't mind that. The Canons are pretty heavy too, but for a reason. Despite me being a regular gym goer my arms started to tire after a few minutes. But practise makes perfect. (Also one must remember these bins are only 7x magnification. Low mag & wide field and great optics are what i want.) A 7mm exit pupil is probably a couple of mm too big for my 48 year old eyes.... But the main 'Con' is no image stabilisation. This is what makes the Canons really shine. If these Fuji's had it, it would be a perfect combination. But at 7x mag, it's not quite so critical. What i'm looking forward to doing now, is to get these Fujinons to a dark site, on a clear moonless night, to give my eyes a chance to get the best out of them. I shall do a comparison with the Canon's and report back. But i'm pretty chuffed with these binoculars. A great addition to my bino collection One or two images...... Fujinon 7x50s by Fujinon 7x50s by Fujinon 7x50s by Fujinon 7x50s by Fujinon 7x50s by Fujinon 7x50s by Edited August 29, 2015 by Bino-viewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 Very nice. Looking forward to seeing your first light report with these Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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