Bushnell Falcon 10x50 Wide Angle Binoculars (Black)

Enough of the moon, already. I wanna see something I don't see on a regular basis. A quick scan of Orion showed some nebulosity visible, even above city lights. They feel steady. I'm looking forward to more star time.

I didn't notice any chromatic aberation. I have only three minor complaints:

1) No tripod socket for making sure that kids can see what you want them too see. No socket was promised ... so this is not a really fair complaint.

2) Lens caps are cheap and tend to fall off. Watch out for them. It wouldn't have cost that much more to manufacture better lens caps--Bushnell ought to fix this one.

3) I would have designed the adjustable lens with a broader range of diopters for those of us who don't quite see as well as we used to.

All in all, a great pear of binocs for searching the night sky.


Excellent inexpensive binocular   July 21, 2003
Emilio J. Del Toro (East Windsor, NJ USA)
50 out of 50 found this review helpful

These binoculars perform very well during daytime and are good for the occasional birdwatcher or for viewing any outdoor event. The light weight and the insta-focus make them very easy to use. I bought them for stargazing (very tight budget!) and I am very satisfied with them giving what I paid. I have been able to locate and clearly see many Messier objects (ie. M22, M13, M11, M3, M5 and the great Andromeda Galaxy M31, and many star clusters such as M39 and the coathanger) and double stars with the Falcons, and they give a nice view of the summer milky way although the view is not very bright since the Falcons are not multicoated, but for [money] you really canyt ask much. Overall, excellent value. Buy the Falcons and Terence Dickinsonys yNightwatchy (yTurn Left at Oriony is another good one) and you can get into backyard astronomy ...


MAGNIFYING VALUE   January 23, 2001
47 out of 50 found this review helpful

These binoculars are terrific! I shopped around for a long time for a good pair of binoculars. When I received these I was amazed at the quality and clarity for such a GREAT VALUE! Average binoculars have a magnification of 7 x 35, but these wide angle 10 x 50 binoculars put those others to shame. Bushnell is a well known company and they have out done themselves with the Falcons! If you are looking for a reliable, clear pair of binoculars... these are the best value!


Value for the money   October 25, 2003
Harry Walker (So. Yarmouth, Ma. United States)
21 out of 23 found this review helpful

The Falcon binoculars are by no means Leicas but......I was truly amazed at the value...I was very sceptical at first because of the low price but....I have paid five times the price for binoculars that were not one ounce better...one of the best valuesw I have seen in years.......Harry


Excellent Quality for the money   October 9, 2002
Alice G. Horton (Oxnard, Ca United States)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful

I'm buying the Binoculars for my grandchildren. I bought one to check it out and now will buy two more. They requested these for Christmas for birdwatching. I found them very easy to focus which is a plus with young children. The clarity was surprisingly very good.