I purchased this 16x50 model at Walmart for $59. The optics are crisp and clear. Comes with a storage bag/case and a good quality braided nylon neck strap. I read in another review that the neck strap used to be a cheap plastic material- they've improved on that strap. This model is an exceptional value for the money. The high mag power is best suited for distance viewing, and as a substitute for a spotting scope for targets, etc.

The Bushnell binoculars are fantastic. It's amazing what you can see with them and a more than reasonable price.

I purchased these binoculars, for additional power, have old 7x35 with great lenses, sharp view, so I chose these per reviews combined with price. Great buy.

I purchased this binocs for a tiger safari in India and am amazed by the quality of this product. Certainly recommended and a great value for price. AAAAAAA plus quality.

We enjoyed our binoculars in Florida these past two weeks. They work extremely well. Great product.

When you're getting a pair of 16x50 binoculars at this price-point, it would probably be harsh of me to criticize them too hard, so long as I can see through them effectively :-)

They're heavy - but that's what I expected, so no complaints there.

The strap that comes with these is made of nasty thick plastic - a kind of strap that I haven't seen since I got a cheap SLR in the early 1980s. Completely pointless (unusable in my opinion), and the first thing I would advise is to go buy the strap/support system of your choice and don't relay on the nasty accessory that comes with.

The binoculars come with lens caps on. I haven't figure out if they intend you to use them all the time to protect the lenses, or if they're just for show in the box. The large caps are fine, but the small ones do not stay attached, so don't rely on them to protect.

In use, the quick focus mechanism is actually very effective but definitely requires two hands to operate as it's a little stiff (and as a lever, you have to be able to press down on either side). I guess few people would be operating something this heavy with one hand, but it does mean that both hands are under tension as you have to have fingers on the focus mechanism.

Optically, these are absolutely built to the price. Definite chromatic aberration here giving a nice blue/yellow fringe, especially at longer distances. But for the price, I kind of expected that. Diopter correction works well.

Overall, a great product for the price. I would possibly recommend looking at spending a little more to get some better optics, but really for this money it's a great way to get this much magnification.

These binoculars were a good deal for the money and had the right specs. so I decided to get them. But, we were still surprised with how good they were when they arrived. We would recommend them to anyone interested in both astronomy and terestrial viewing.

We gave these to our 13 year old nephews, who camp a lot, for Christmas. They had been wanting some decent binoculars and they both really liked them. One commented after looking through these that they were "friggin awesome". They used them that night to look at the moon and the stars and were impressed.

very good value. sharp images as long as you brace your arms; 16X also magnifies the shakiness 16 times! probably not as good as leupold or swarovsky, but at under $100 a little forgiveness is justified. a great item to have handy when traveling.

I had bought this bushnell binocular mainly for star gazing. It didn't help me that much on that. May be I had higher expectations on this item, since I'm a novice. I was expecting the order of magnification like I saw in TV cameras when they zoom in on moon during sports telecasts. But this item is still worth for the money. I could use this to see moon and Mars so far with decent magnification.

Only thing to make sure is hold a steady hand when using or use a tripod.

Focus tab is not really a hinder as others in the review had mentioned.

I bought this for my husband as a gift. He enjoys it very much. The resolution is clear, and it's easy to adjust while viewing. Well made yet lightweight. Good product.

I purchased this for my husband and it is well worth the money. I will probably be purchasing a couple more. If anyone is looking for a great pair of Binoculars, look no further.

I bought these for my husband to hunt with. He is very pleased with them.

They were a gift for casual ASTRONOMY. The distortion towards the edges of the field of view is rather large, but will not prevent you from enjoying if you have a love for the night sky. They actually are pretty decent at collecting light - not too dim. For $48-$60 really a good deal.

The magnification is no problem on a tripod for astronomy, but even if you have steady hands, though it is very light, you won't see the faint stars nor easy nebulas as nice as you like - but that is not the binoculars faultt. The "B" on the front of the axle is really a cap that you can remove and screw a tripod adaptor in.

But - you still get what you pay for. Two major problems.
(1) NEVER exposed these to any mistreatment, bangs or anything but kid glove overly careful treatment, in their case and during transport. The pair I received had lost columnation terribly during use one night. This means the image turn double because the two oculars became misaligned. Sent it back to Bushnell, and for $10 UPS and their $10 lifetime warranty fee, they came back good as new (maybe it was another new pair, I couldn't tell since mine also looked new. The columnation has been fine since then. Hower, they were completely useless and made made me very nauseaous even to try to use and I missed them for a couple of weeks.
(2) The focuser mechanism is very poor. There is nothing you can do about this. It frequently moves out of focus for any reason (press eyes softly against the rubber shades to avoid light, for example, or plenty of other reasons you can't figure out why. It is a very coarse, crude focus as well, so while it moves quickly the additional speed comes at an unacceptable price, and you will always over correct before getting it right. This impacts daytime viewing as much as astronomy. Sure you get an image, but it does not a crisp image for the same reasons, whether you are conscious of this or not. It would take looking through a real focused binocular to prove this when you are having so much fun...

Binoculars are fun and it is easy to overlook these problems, but when you think about them you will realize the adage is true that you get what you pay for. I don't know of an alternate suggestion that is better in the price range, but I have three years of use so far, and while in the short term my gift met the gift budget, in the long term with my love for astronomy and just "binocularing" I wish I could pay $50 more and get a nice circular focuser instead of this crude thing that rocks from sideto side with no accuracy at all. Keeping them is just like having an old perscription of eyeglasses: useful, and let's you see - but you know there is much better.

Great Binoculars for this price of just 45$. Arrived pretty fast as well. Shipped by USPS, arrived within a week after the order was placed by free super saver shipping. Highly recommended

We live on a small lake. We always had a hard time seeing the birds and the trees when they change color (Autumn in New England) and the people in their boats.

I saw these binoculars and bought them at a discount. The focusing is simple and the optics are great.

They do tend to get a little jumpy because of the human being attempting to hold it steady.

The one thing I havent figured out is that the specs say "tripod adaptable"...

What does that mean ?

Overall though, a good, quality product.

Luv it. Got choke features. Got da kine $19.99 from Gold Box even mo bettah. Nuff said?

The case was too small for the glasses and the strap could not be used

These binoculars have good optical quality for a low price. The focus is a little tough to do because of the higher power. The focus lever is a little tight and it's easy to go past the focal point because you have to press so hard on the focus lever. The higher power makes it difficult holding these binoculars steady but that's not a fault of the binoculars but just the fact that this is probably the highest optical power you can use and still be hand held. Field of view is also pretty narrow but once again this is because of the higher power. On the plus side these binoculars have a big bright image. The optics is quite sharp and the price is very reasonable. I like them and use them for bird watching but I do realize the compromises I have to make to get high power at a low price.

The Powerview 10x50 wide angle binoculars are great for the price. They bring the action close and that distant deer or mountain right to you. Yes some $300.00 whatevers would be a little brighter, a little more saturation on the colors, etc. But, for for the price, there is nothing to complain about. Good image, good contrast, excellent diopters for sharp viewing (I take off my glasses when using the binoculars). For the cost, you will not be dissapointed.

It took me close to an hour before I could get the ends of the neck strap to go where they were supposed to go. They're too thick to attach. I'm sure Bushnell could come up with better straps -- or, at least, send the binoculars with the straps already attached.

Bought them last week.
The magnification is good but there is no adjustment of zoom. I tried to look at birds and other distant objects but unless you know exactly where to focus, you won't be able to see them. There is no way to zoom out and then slowly zoom in.
I am returning them today.

Nice binocular, the only thing is it take time to adjust it and due to last magnification it's hard to make the view stable due to shaking hands..

I really like the view and ease of adjustments. Very good choice for the price. I would wholeheartedly recommend these to anyone who is trying to decide which way to go.

I bought these Binoculars for my Dad for Christmas, and he is absolutely in love with them. The distance it can handle is slightly above average, but the clarity is really where this thing shines. Its very easy to use, and has held up reasonably well. I would recomend it to the casual user.

These binoculars are super nice. They really get you close to the action, and the 3-D effect is terrific. Detail and sharpness are very good as well.

If you wear glasses, you're better off removing them. If you leave your glasses on it just doesn't work very well. On the other hand, you are allowed to adjust each eyepiece separate if you're like me and don't see 20/20. However, there is a trick to it because you can only adjust individual focus on the right eyepiece. So you cover the right eyepiece and focus the binoculars, then cover the left side to fine-tune the focus for your right eye. I found it a bit counter-intuitive, and think it would be better if you could separately adjust the focus on each side. Even so, once you have it dialed in, there are marks on the frame and the eyepiece that you can use as reference for when it gets borrowed or changed inadvertently.

My biggest issue with these binoculars is that they won't focus in close enough. The target has to be close to 100' away. Since they're high-powered binoculars, that's probably ok for most uses. But I spend a lot of time watching birds 20' from my window. Now I'm going to have to buy another pair for that purpose.

They're also heavy. Expect to put them down often to rest. That's probably normal for binoculars this powerful. When my wife first used them, she was shocked at how large far-away objects were.

The first day I took them out to hunt with them they fogged over. I brought them home and there is fog INSIDE. Also inside is some dark crap that you cannot get to...and it is on the lens. I called Bushnell's help line and they told me..."Well, it isn't internally fog proof, just externally" When asked about the stuff on the inside. "That is probably fungus, that sometimes happens" I JUST BOUGHT THE BINOCULARS!!! He stated I could send them in and miss my entire hunting season and they would take the fungus out.

AVOID THESE AT ALL COSTS!!! They are a shoddy product with an even worse strap that is plastic and cuts into your neck.

These are great for bird watching. They make things very clear from a distance. Good buy.

After much research I finally found the binoculars that fit my every need. The price was right, the delivery was right on schedule, and the product is excellent.

The only negative on these binoculars is that they come with a really cheesy plastic strap, which I promptly threw away.
Otherwise they function fine for a bargain binocular.

I read other review, and decided to give it a try. As soon as I recieve it in the mail, and opened the box, I realized this was a mistake. CHEAP quality Binocular with "high power" being a selling point. It came in already broken with two eye ruber pieces falling apart. you can see how the cheap glue was being used to put it in place! It is extremly heavy to hold in hands for more than one minute for nature observation. You will be CONSTANTLY ajdusting the focus. Your fingers bumps with focus bar while you are holding it. Indeed Strap, Case, Lense protectors are all cheap crap, and annoying to have it all ON~! I am taking this back, and buying MADE IN JAPAN "NIKON EAGLE VIEW" 100 times BETTER. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR~!!!!!!

Well built and a good value. Unfortunately, and somewhat ironically, the enjoyment of the product is frustrated by its strong magnification.

Assuming that one is not using a tripod AND doing so virtually at all times, these binoculars are not pleasant to use other than briefly. While magnification is important (on occasion an even greater magnification than that offered by these binoculars would be ideal) the image is made simply too jittery by the strength of the magnification.

A seemingly perfect solution would be a pair of binoculars that offers the capability to toggle the magnification from say 5x - 25x.

The only knock on these binoculars is that the image can be unsteady, but that's a product of the 16X magnification, so it's not really a product fault. If you've got a steady hand, you'll love these things. Great for sporting events or the theater, and great bang for the buck. Highly recommended.

I gave it only 3 stars because the focus is just a marketing gimmick that creates a cheap focusing mechanism. A decent traditional wheel for focusing is superior. You can't easily get a good focus, pressing your eyes against the eyepiece can force them out of focus, and it's easy to bump the rocker bar. At 16x power, you have to carefully adjust focus and a rocker bar is an awful design. You have to use both hands to focus: you can press down on one side of the rocker bar, but not up, so to go in and out of focus to get good sharpness, you have to press down with one hand's finger and then press down with the other hand's finger. The rocker bar is terrible idea, especially for 16x! To make matter's worse, there is a fair amount of play in the rocker bar. The rocker bar seems to be the limiting factor on short distances. 40 feet seemed to be the shortest distance they would focus. Stars come into focus well before the limit of the long-distance focus is reached, possibly indicating questionable workmanship, or maybe it makes it better for those who are really-bad near-sighted.

The moons of jupiter were clear and sharp even under city lights. Since it was the brightest "star" in the sky I thuoght i was looking at venus, but when i saw the 3 sharp dots surrounding the round disk, i knew it had to be jupiter. You have to rest them on a chair to see the moons.

The price here at Amazon (with free shipping) is $20 less than my local Walmart after our 10% taxes.

16x requires a fence or car or window to provide the stability needed to make full use of 16x. Even without a prop, it's good, but if your not going to use a prop, 12x50 is better because the amount of light is greater and the field of view is larger.

I was reading reviews on these binoculars, and I thought it would be nice to have a pair. All I know about binoculars is what 16x50 means. That's it. I love nature, so I love to look at things. I have spent about three days trying to "work" these binoculars, and I finally figured it out tonight! I gave them 4 stars because the carrying case and strap are not very good quality. I don't really like the cheap rubber-like lens caps. After a lot of use, I can see that they will be useless.

As for the binoculars, they are great. I can see things around the yard really close. Great for watching the birds!!! :) I also wanted to test them to see what I could see of the moon and stars. I figured out that if I turned the focus knob clockwise and push the square-looking thing in the middle with the right side pointing up--- you can see a very clear image of the moon. You CAN see the craters. I even looked at several constellations. I don't know many names specifically, but I could see all the stars from one that was hard to see with the naked eye. It was awesome!!! You really need to have steady hands to see well. My hands are pretty unsteady, but I could see enough to make me happy. I think a tripod or something for these would help.

Overall, I think this is a great pair of binoculars for the price. I'm glad I bought them. Just think of what you could do if you know how to use them! :)