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This item is the biggest piece of junk I've ever seen. You can barely see through the objectives, the field of vision is extremely small, and the focus slips so that when you adjust it, it just slips back to where it was. I would not give these to anyone, especially a child, because a child could not deal with the frustration. I bought these for my son and was very excited to go out and look at birds with him. I will go elsewhere. By the way amazon would not refund my return shipping for this item, saying that they are not defective--meaning they are SUPPOSED to be this crappy. Good luck!

I bought a pair of these binoculars for my oldest grandson for Christmas. After seeing the quality of them I am purchasing one for each of my grandchildren, they will just love them. Awesome deal!

What a wonderful pair of binoculars! The binocular market is saturated with a plethora of cheap binoculars, and all too often their cheapness nags at you while using them. However, this pair is really special. For so little money, you get an extremely-accurate pair of binoculars that have great focusing ability and commendable optics. When looking at the specs, however, it is hard to tell how much you will enjoy using them - but after using this frequently for astronomy, bird-watching, and general fun, I have found these to be wonderfully comfortable to hold, easy on the eyes and nose, and not too heavy and not too light (too light isn't a good thing - you can't stabilize them). Highly recommended!