Steiner Safari Ultrasharp
10 x, 26 mm
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59 reviews
I put these binoculars through their paces at the...
I put these binoculars through their paces at the Federal Wrestling and Alpine Festival. It has a great price-performance ratio.
The "Stecher" is super for the use...
The "Stecher" is super for the use planned by me to observe the boats at rowing regattas at a maximum distance of 1000m. Really well works the Stecher, however, between 300 and 700 meters. Since the focus setting is very precise, it must be constantly readjusted at different distances. For me, a plus that I can carry the engraver in the supplied bag on the hip (like Abwärte their mobile phones), so that I always have him at hand. For more precise observations I would take another model, but for a portable device this binocular works pretty well.
Pro
- Hip pocket
- Good to take along
- Rugged design (after about 3 days of use).
Contra
- Despite "high contrast" rethoric, it doesn't come close to the more expensive devices
Compact hiking binoculars
Compact hiking binoculars that largely met my expectations. Better binoculars cost more - and above all: weigh much more!
Of course, being one of the lightest - if not THE lightest - hiking binoculars on the market, you can't expect miracles. Nevertheless, the optics are very sharp and feature a very large sharp area. The field of view are about 125m per km, of which at least 100m are sharp. The colors are slightly gray/bluish compared to reality, but not really disturbing. However, the most serious drawback of the optics is the chomatic abberation, as you can see colored fringes on high-contrast objects (e.g. white/black borders), for which I deduct a point. In addition, the binoculars have a significant astigmatism compared to other models, which is especially noticeable when focusing at dusk. Unfortunately, there are no covers for objectives and eyepieces, only a very good (although slightly too large) bag for the quality assembly. Weight are remeasured just under 250 grams including the supplied collar. As a spectacle wearer, you can easily fold the eyepiece covers back and get a good field of view. Depth of field is good and sufficient.
All in all, respectable, good binoculars considering the size to weight to price ratio. A full-fledged hiking binocular true to the motto: the best binoculars are the ones you have with you, not the ones that sit in your closet at home because they're too heavy or too bad to take on the hike!Pro
- Lightweight and compact
- large field of view of 125 m
- suitable for spectacle wearers
- good pocket for belt attachment
- large sharp field
- unbeatable price-performance-weight ratio
Contra
- chromatic aberration
- no protective caps for eyepieces and objective lens
- colors slightly blue/greyish
- low light in twilight due to compact design
- Astigmatism
This review was created for a different variant: Safari Ultrasharp (8 x, 22 mm)
Good performance for the size/weight
Really good binoculars for being so compact and light. At longer distances it must be held very steady or everything will blur.
The included pouch is rather cheap and has to be strapped to a strap as the attachment is fixed, too bad.Pro
- Good performance with compact size and weight
- Grip
Contra
- Must be held steady.
I would buy again.
Lightweight, compact, at a good price, The quality corresponds to the product description.
very good price-performance ratio
very good price-performance ratio
6 out of 59 reviews
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