Pentax 10x 25mm Dcf Sw Binoculrs

I wanted an inexpensive pocket sized 10x bino with long eye relief, water proof and reasonably good optical quality. I tried Nikon Premier LX-L 10x25 and Swarovski 10x25, both are very nice but are way over my budget. I also tried Olympus 10x25 WP II which has a 6.5 deg FOV, but its off-center image quality is poor and the eye relief is too short for viewing with eye glasses. I like the Olympus 8x25 WP II much better then its 10x brother.I researched a few more and the only choice for me came to the Pentax 10x25 DCF SW. I ordered this model and have been testing it for a few weeks now. The image looks sharp for almost the entire field, however the 20mm eye relief is a little bit too much, even for viewing with eye glasses. I need to move the viewing position a little bit around to find the "sweet spot".I tested its FOV, it seems over the 5.0 deg spec, possibly 5.1deg or even a little bit more. I also check its resolution by viewing cars at knowing distances. With it I was able to read CA license plates at 280 meter distance. I was also able to identify the door gap of a silver-gray(medium contrast target) Toyota about 550m away, this translates to a less than 3 arc sec of target size resolved !For chromatic aberration, I tried to view high contrast objects and sun reflections, it's hard to find color fringing. Mechanically it's smooth with tight and precise focus, although the Chinese workmanship doesn't match the quality of my old "made in Japan" binoculars. Overall I think it's a reasonably good product for the price.

The quality is good in such compact size. We took it to a baseball game while sitting at the highest level behind the catcher, we could see the pitcher's face clearly. To be honest, I would say 10x is too good for a baseball game because there may be only one athlete in your visual field. If it is what you exactly wanted, you can also have one.

Compact and really easy to carry! love them!! Not to good for wildlife watching, but good enough for sport events. Easy to clean. Really happy with the purchase

These are very clear, relatively light and have given us no problems. They focus well and give an appropriate field of view for the magnification and size of the objective lens. Great value.

Bought these for my wife for travel. She bought me a set a few years ago, really like them, powerful, lightweight, easy to pack.

Pentax 62594 10x25 DCF SW Binocular - BlackThese are nice and compact, but they do not have great distance viewing or a very wide angle. Good for ballgames, but not so much for wildlife viewing.

A friend has a more expensive binoculars than these but very little difference in performance. I really like these binos.

Compact, lightweight,easy to use binoculars with a bright image due to Bak4 phase coated lenses. Thay are water, rain and fog proof, so are ideal for every situation-in the garden, holidays etc.The eyepiece rings adjust for wearing glasses and they fold up neatly to fit a pocket. I've had these a few months and can't fault them at all.

Pretty good quality although the ones I have from ten years ago feel more robust (may be an illusion).

Superb optics,; crystal clear, ideal for walkersTook them with me to the Lake District on a walking holiday. They were perfect.

It looks OK, but it was a present for my wife. She has not used them yet