Vivitar CS530 5 x 30 Binocular (Black)

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Currently located next to Camp Pendelton Military base. They have provided excellent & knowledgable customer service, delivering top quality workmanship for well over 30yrs. Old or New, early 1900s vintage to modern sophisticated optics. The 5×30 option boasts a five times magnification, suitable for seeing birds from afar or insects from a close distance. The multi-coated optics deliver clear and sharp views in almost all lighting conditions, so you can easily take this accessory with you and enjoy its perks from dawn to dusk.

Almost all makes of binoculars can be repaired including all the major brands like Swarovski, Steiner, Minox, Zeiss, Leitz, Leica, Canon, Nikon, Opticron, Bausch and Lomb, Avimo, Optolyth, Miyauchi, Fujinon etc etc. When choosing a pair of binoculars, you are faced with making compromises. Binoculars that you use for astronomy will not be compact, and you probably won't take them hiking. Below are some things to consider based on use: Hiking/TravelI would not compromise the magnification or lens size in the correct ratio. However, waterproofing is equally important for anything I have done. What type of strap do you use and why? Gas-Filled are binoculars that have been filled with gas-like nitrogen to prevent interior condensation. This can happen when a pair of binoculars is moved from a warm environment to a cold environment or vice versa. This causes condensation inside the internal optics, fogging them up. Mold can also form over time from repeated condensation. Most weatherproofed optics are gas-filled, but not always. Uses Never keep your binoculars in damp places. The moisture present in the air starts getting trapped in and it promotes the growth of fungus. The fungus once grown will take a lot of your time and effort to be removed. Medium-sized binoculars are heavier, sturdier, and provide a higher magnification rate of over 12x. They are mainly used for safaris and birdwatching and offer clearer, crisper images. On the other hand, full-size binoculars are designed for professionals, birds or wildlife enthusiasts, and often come with 20x+ magnification. They are heavier and harder to adjust and, often enough, cannot be handled without a tripod.

Vivitar Corporation is a manufacturer, distributor, and marketer of photographic and optical equipment originally based in Santa Monica, California. [ citation needed] Since 2008, the Vivitar name serves as Sakar International's house brand for digital imaging, optics, mobile accessories, and audio products. [ citation needed] Products [ edit ] Vivitar logo until 2016 A Vivitar digital camera. Clean the lenses and let them dry. In the meantime measure the central position of both lens cups. Once the lenses are dried up place them exactly at the centre point (which you marked with the scale). I bought the Vivitar Classic 4x30 Binoculars because I plan a trip soon to the Gulf Coast to birdwatch. However, this binocular didn't work for me because the lens is not adjustable. I have had three operations on one of my eyes, thus losing quality of sight in that eye, and I need adjustable lenses in binoculars. As previously mentioned, Vivitar rebranded and reinvented itself as a company in the past few years, aiming to attract one of the most important market segments, the millennial customer. With its affordable products available in universal stores like Target and Walmart, the company became a competitor for bigger manufacturers with expensive and professional equipment. Most binoculars offer somewhere between 8 and 12 times magnification, as this is generally the ideal range for bird watching and general wildlife viewing. Beginners should probably veer towards the lower end of this range. While greater magnification makes for a more close-up view, it also presents a few issues. The first is hand shake. At larger magnifications, any twitch of the hand becomes much more noticeable and can make the image appear blurry as a result. As you use binoculars more and more, you'll likely adapt and figure out how to reduce hand shake, but you'll probably want to start out with a more forgiving magnification.

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Field of View/Angle of View is the diameter of the circular viewing field. It is defined by the width in feet or meters of the area visible at a distance in yards or meters (usually 1000 yards in the USA). The angle of view is the maximum view you are capable of seeing through the binoculars expressed in degrees. You can easily convert from one measurement to the other by knowing that one angular degree is equivalent to 52.5 feet at 1000 yards. Multiply 52.5 by the angle of view to find the linear field of view. Or divide the linear field of view to get the angle of view. Take the small screwdriver and open up lens screws. In most binocular pairs they are right at the top of both lenses. After removing them remove lenses too. Most Vivitar accessories are delivered with a soft cloth designed to clean the lenses and the surface of the binoculars without damage. If your product didn’t come with one, you can still use regular cleaning cloth from any pair of sunglasses or eyeglasses. Step 2: After opening, take the cotton bud and clean it from inside. You can use a blowing brush too. The Vivitar Telescope has a singlet lens. It is a short focal length lens with an aperture of 40mm and a focal length of 500mm, for a ratio of f/11. In theory, this means it should be loaded with false color, and this is true in practice. In fact, the telescope has more false color fringing than what Galileo had to work with in his 1600s telescopes, because the lens is too wide and the focal length is too short.

Generally speaking, the most balanced binoculars you can find on the market have a ratio of 5 to the magnification, i.e. 8×40 or 10×50. The twist-up eyecups and the long eye relief are designed to offer increased comfort and image clarity even for people wearing sunglasses or eyeglasses, a feature that you would normally see in more expensive such accessories. The larger the objective lens, the more light that can get into the binoculars, and thus the brighter the image. Larger objective lenses also make the binoculars themselves larger and heavier. You'll want to find a balance between brightness and portability that works for you. For the money and quality, most non-profits or struggling graduate students with an observational element to their project go with Eagle Optics, the company I feel has set the bar. The other common player we see at this table is Nikon, specifically their "Monarch" model.Pinpoint the fault in prisms by aiming at your target (a wire, or a straight line). If the fault is present, you will see the target line on different heights through both sides. If you want to use binoculars for stargazing, you'll want to collect as much light as possible. There are many pairs on the market with 63mm objective lenses for just this reason. However, all of these models are quite heavy. Step 2: How Much Magnification do You Need? Keep in mind that binoculars are essentially outdoor products, so look for those usually denoted as “WP” or waterproof. Regular models can stay under limited amounts of water for a couple of minutes but higher-end devices will remain undamaged even when submerged in water.