Advertisement
If you have a new account but are having problems posting or verifying your account, please email us on hello@boards.ie for help. Thanks :)
Hello all! Please ensure that you are posting a new thread or question in the appropriate forum. The Feedback forum is overwhelmed with questions that are having to be moved elsewhere. If you need help to verify your account contact hello@boards.ie
Hi there,
There is an issue with role permissions that is being worked on at the moment.
If you are having trouble with access or permissions on regional forums please post here to get access: https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058365403/you-do-not-have-permission-for-that#latest

Aldi, Binoculars

  • 11-11-2003 9:32pm
    #1
    Is1ldur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭


    Your opinion guys. Do these look any good at all? I know they are cheap, but power wise. For a beginner?


    Would help if I actually added the link I suppose!
    http://www.aldi-stores.co.uk/IE/specials_01_11/zoom_binoculars.html

    [edit]Linked directly to binoculars, Syke[/edit]


Comments

  • #2
    Beëlzebooze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 495 ✭✭Beëlzebooze


    You'd be surprised how much more you will see with a pair of bino's, whether you are stargazing or fieldspotting.

    as you can imagine, these binoculars will not have cutting edge optics, but will still be worth 29euro's.

    the 24x magnification could make for some interesting views 1f you have a tripod or something else you could rest the binoculars on. The high magnification makes for unsteady images if you do not mount the binoculars in/on something static.


  • #3
    parasite
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,077 ✭✭✭parasite


    what if you're a nosey neighbour ?


  • #4
    Imposter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,666 ✭✭✭Imposter


    Originally posted by parasite
    what if you're a nosey neighbour ?
    They're probably too powerful.:D


  • #5
    Beëlzebooze
    Closed Accounts Posts: 495 ✭✭Beëlzebooze


    As the poster posted here in astronomy, I was under the assumption that he/she was interested in looking at the stars (of the celestial persuasion).

    It never occured to me that they where looking for advice on spying equipment. Having said that though, powerfull bino's are still an integral part of a stalkers "field kit"


  • #6
    Is1ldur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 589 ✭✭✭Is1ldur


    Thanks for the Info. My interest is purely professional I can assure you...


  • Advertisement
  • #7
    GuanYin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15,552 ✭✭✭✭GuanYin


    Originally posted by Count666
    Thanks for the Info. My interest is purely professional I can assure you...

    You're a professional peeping tom???!!


  • #8
    jArgHA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,280 ✭✭✭jArgHA


    I would imagine that these are very poor quality binoculars. The zoom feature is usually a gimic and detracts from the quality of the optics, a fixed magification would serve better.

    Binoculars with anything above magnification 12x or so, should have a bigger diameter of the objective than the 50mm the Aldi binocs have, and this kind of magnification is not necessary in astronomy unless the binocs are being used for comet searching or looking for novas.

    I would recommend that if you're purchasing binocs for astronomy go for a fixed magnification pair, 10x50 is a good choice. This means a magnification factor of 10x and a diameter of 50mm on the objective lenses. You should be able to get a good quality pair for around €60 - €70.

    jAH


Advertisement