sophiecentaur said:
How does it compare with your best binos?
You have asked and you shall receive...
I just tried all my binoculars and monoculars on the nearly full Moon tonight:
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Zephyr 10 x 50 vintage binoculars
Bought: Cheaply at a second hand store (about $30 if I remember correctly).
Result: Good view
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Seeadler 8 x 30 vintage binoculars
Bought: By my father, and later given to me.
Result: Good view
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Obest 35 x 95 monocular
Bought: Cheap from China.
Result: Good view
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"Noname" 30 x 25 monocular (I don't remember the brand)
Bought: Cheap from China.
Result: Ok view
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Boshile 15-75 x 25 zoomable monocular
Bought: Cheap from China.
Result: Useless
This is a faulty item; it produces "double images" so it's useless.
It's a pity, since it's a pretty cool little gadget which is zoomable,
i.e. it offers different magnifications. It looks like it could
produce a rather good view, so I may try to fix it someday.
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Summary:
I'd say the
Obest monocular gives as good view as the
Seeadler binoculars.
The
Zephyr binoculars are slightly better. They are thus the best of these.