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Bushnell PowerView 20x50 Super High-Powered Surveillance Binoculars

Bushnell PowerView 20x50 Super High-Powered Surveillance Binoculars

Made by Bushnell

Sales Rank on Amazon.com: 371

Lowest Price: $53.43

Average Review: 4 stars

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Average Rating: 4.0 out of 5 Stars

The following review received 34 helpful votes out of 38 total votes:
Review Date: 2006-08-14
"Decent optics but focuser is sloppy"

Purchased the 16x50 version of these Bushnell binoculars (primarily for star gazing). While the optics seem fine (for the money) the rocker style focuser is easily jarred out of position, even simply by pressing the eyepieces to your eyes when gazing upward or by trying to adjust the diopter.

Probably good for terrestrial use but be prepared to wrestle with the focus when gazing skyward.
3 stars
The following review received 18 helpful votes out of 20 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-03-08
"Bushnell 20X50 Binoculars"

Just returned from visiting a couple National Parks in Utah where I used the glasses. They have already paid for themselves. Very pleased with the quality and picture of the product for the price paid. 4 stars
The following review received 17 helpful votes out of 28 total votes:
Review Date: 2006-02-18
"Not great binoculars"

I was expecting a better visual field for the binoculars. They are good but not great. 3 stars
The following review received 9 helpful votes out of 9 total votes:
Review Date: 2008-02-22
"Great for the Money"

This is the first Binoc purchase I have made and I will say I am quite pleased.

I have some outdoor friends that have those higher end models made from camera companies that are a few hundred dollars and in all honesty, I can't tell much of a difference. Just remember, this is coming from a beginner. Obviously experts will point out of the "niddy griddy" flaws, etc. for one reason or other. I do the same in other fields of my expertises. But unlike the typical expert, I throw away my pride and firmly believe in the most bang for your buck.

And these Binocs definitely pull through.

Would have been five stars, but I agree with everyone else; the strap is a piece of crap. Haven't even bothered putting in on.

P.S. remember that these magnify 20x. The average person will find it hard to keep the magnified image stable. Military uses 6-8x binocs for this reason. 4 stars
The following review received 8 helpful votes out of 9 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-05-29
"Great binoculars...Lousy neck strap"

Binoculars are wonderful. The neck strap is a piece of junk that doesn't even fit the binoculars. It is a piece of cheap plastic. Would have been 5 stars except for this neck strap. 4 stars