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Celestron Traveler 8-24X25 Compact Water Resistant Zoom Binoculars
Below are the details of the Celestron Traveler 8-24X25 Compact Water Resistant Zoom Binoculars. Also where obtainable we have reproduced a set of customer remarks and relevant assessments for your convenience.

Manufactured by: Celestron
Part Number 71579

Product overview :
The Traveler Series from Celestron is comprised of compact go-anywhere binoculars with a hi-tech appearance. All models feature BAK-4 prisms and multi-coatings for brilliant views with maximum resolution and high contrast. Excellent all-around performance enhances any activity you can imagine that would demand a super-light and portable binocular.

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Amazon Customer Rating ->> 4 out of 5

This product has been reviewed at Amazon and for your ease of access we have recorded the undermentioned visitor remarks on the Celestron Traveler 8-24X25 Compact Water Resistant Zoom Binoculars.

:I built my own telescope and used celestron optics. I would recommend these babies. Small lightweight zoom functions well.
Just be careful of the knob for this.

DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM CELESTRON.
I made a mistake thinking I got a deal after getting problems adjusting the lens to compensate for my near sightedness I had to spend the $$$ to buy a NIKON 8x WATERPROOF binoculars for my trip to Alaska. The Nikon did a MUCH better than job furthermore the return policy with Celestron pretty much tells you what they think of their product (WORTHLESS)

Any company willing to make you pay a high premium to return their defective product for service is telling you the REAL worth of the product you purchase. If you cannot buy a NIKON get a VIVITAR.

My opinion stick to binoculars with FIXED magnifications. 8x and a pair of 16x should be all the binoculars you will ever need.

I wanted to buy a pair of binoculars for sometime without spending much money because it was just for hobby..and to play around. Also i wanted a compact set with zoom function so that i can zoom in if needed. After looking at many different ones and their reviews/prices i came across these for $15. The reviews were decent so i decided to buy them. Just received them and played for sometime. Since these are my 1st binoculars i cant compare my thoughts with an ideal or more expensive ones available. But here is what i think about these:

- at 8X zoom Clarity and magnification is good. I could read boards far away that i couldnt even see with naked eyes.
- At higher zoom as others have mentioned the image becomes slightly shaky but not bad at all. I supported the binoculars on my face on one side and stabilized with hands on the other. The magnification at 24x is not too significant as compared to 8X. But it was better. Also the image becomes dull but i could still see if there was enough day light. So people complaining about shakyness is not a big issue.
- The binoculars are very compact and comes with a nice carrying case.
For $15 it is a nice toy to play with and see objects that would be hard to see otherwise.

I am going for a short trip tomorrow and will take these. I am sure it will be fun to have them. Overall these are good. Dont know how significantly different the nikons are but these are almost 10 times cheaper than Nikon eagleview. I am happy overall.

The quality of this product is very good.
It has high quality optics and nice design.
Also it is so easy to use.
I bought 2 for my kids but I am using this binocular quite often as well.
Very good choice for the price.

After reading so many good reviews for these binoculars I feel almost like I’m trying to burst everyone’s party balloon by writing my review. But this was my experience with these binoculars and I have a suspicion that I’m not the only person who has experienced basically the same problems as I did. I wanted to get a small set of zoom binoculars to carry in my car. But after reading a number of articles that recommended avoiding zoom binoculars I was a bit reluctant to spend much on a set. I saw a small set of used Nikon zoom binoculars in a pawn shop and when I looked outside with them I found that they worked quite well keeping in mind that a set of binoculars with small objective lenses will have some limitations. Since I wanted to keep the cost low I decided to buy a set of these Celestron zoom binoculars to find out how well zoom binoculars would work. I sure was disappointed when I got them! At the low magnifications (about 8 to 10 power) they worked quite well with a clear image. But once I started zooming in (from about 10 power) they quickly started going badly out of collimation. The collimation was so bad that the binoculars were essentially useless beyond 10x magnification. The seller (not Amazon) said that they could not warranty them (even though they were defective when I got them) and that I would have to contact Celestron. To make a long story short trying to get warranty (even when the binoculars were defective when I received them) was going to cost me the price of shipping them back PLUS another $25 for inspection