Bushnell PowerView binoculars offer the best of both worlds, combining contemporary styling and design with traditional Bushnell quality and durability. This particular model offers a magnification of 16x and a 32mm objective diameter. The fully coated optics, meanwhile, guarantee superior light transmission and brightness, helping you see just about any target, whether you're searching for birds or trying to get a better view of the action on the field. And users will love the nonslip rubber armor, which absorbs shock while providing a firm grip. Additional features include fold-down eyecups, a folding roof prism, a neck strap, and a carrying case.
Specifications - Magnification: 16x
- Objective lens diameter: 32mm
- Size class: Mid-size
- Focus system: Center
- Prism system: Roof
- Prism glass: BK-7
- Lens coating: Fully
- Field of view @ 1,000 yards: 168 feet
- Close focus distance: 20 feet
- Exit pupil: 2mm
- Eye relief: 12mm
- Eyecups: Fold down
- Waterproof/fogproof: No
- Adapts to tripod: No
- Weight: 12.4 ounces
- Warranty: Limited lifetime
About Bushnell Bushnell has been the industry leader in high-performance sports optics for more than 50 years. The company's guiding principle is to provide the highest quality, most reliable, and most affordable sports optics products on the market. Bushnell product lines enhance the enjoyment of every outdoor pursuit, including nature study, hunting, fishing, birding, and stargazing. Indoors, the company's binoculars bring the audience closer to the action in fast-moving sports or the fine arts at theaters and concerts.
Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
I bought these for deer hunting a couple of years ago because they were inexpensive, small and had decent magnification. The size and the price were the main draw, and I knew that I would was not buying an excellent set of binoculars. My usual range for viewing is 75 - 150 yards, and these work well in that range. They work well enough in low light conditions, but I'm sure that more expensive models do a much better job.
For my two main needs - spotting animals and then judging the quality of the antlers - they do okay. But, for counting points on antlers I find that I have to brace them against a staionary rest. If I don't, then the involuntary shaking caused by breathing, my heartbeat and muscle movement makes it very difficult to do if I just hold them freehand.
The major detractor with these glasses is the continual need to refocus. In my experience the right lens always has to be refocused whenever I adjust the glasses as a unit. And they seem to get out of focus quite easily whenever I'm just handling them. It's for that reason alone that I am now researching my next purchase of a different set of binos.
