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| Bushnell Falcon 10x50 Wide Angle Binoculars (Black) | 
 enlarge | Brand: Bushnell
Category: Sports
List Price: $45.95
Buy New: $28.00
You Save: $17.95 (39%)
New (15) from $28.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 1475
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 8.2 x 4.2
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Warranty: 2 years warranty
MPN: 13-3450
Model: 13-3450
UPC: 029757334503
EAN: 0029757334503
ASIN: B000051ZOA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Big disappointment!! August 17, 2005
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
I recently purchased 2 pair of these based on good reviews. I was expecting much more! The first pair literally fell apart in my hands while focusing on the 3rd day that I used them. I am a 30 something adult, and these were handled only by an adult and carried in a totebag. The second pair, though it remained in one piece, would not focus acceptably. Everything was magnified but blurred. I was always in fear these would fall apart like the first. I ended up returning both items and wishing I had put out the extra money for a better quality binocular.
 Cheaply constructed to barely do the job August 16, 2005
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
These binoculars cost a hair over twenty five bucks on amazon right now - you're not going to beat that deal in terms of value for money anywhere. They have decent optics.
However, don't think you're getting high-quality construction for that money. These literally disintegrated on me on a recent international trip where they were subjected to neglible abuse (they were mostly carried around in a small backpack on long hikes and sometimes tightly packed in my suitcase). The shaft that couples the two eyepieces to the focusing mechanism is held together with flimsy plastic on both ends, and one of the ends simply snapped off, leaving me with an unusable set of binoculars.
The warranty on these is laughable (you have to pay to ship these - at a cost that's well over half the cost of buying a new pair - to Bushnell where they determine whether it's a manufacturer defect and, if so, send you a repaired item in a few weeks), so my options were to buy a new pair or to try to repair these on my own. I opted for the latter.
In so doing, I took a look inside. It looks like Bushnell cut every corner possible when throwing these together. Most metal edges have been poorly milled, resulting in uneven surfaces. A white adhesive substance has unevenly and sloppily been applied inside to hold the optics assembly together. Not encouraging.
That said, I'd buy these again. Even if I burn through one of these every year due to the shoddy construction, I'd have to go a decade of doing so before I'd have spent enough to equal the cost of a well constructed pair of binoculars that gave me 10x50 magnification.
What you see is less than you get! August 9, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Can't be happier with my purchase! ...powerful & cheap...unbeatable combination!
 Great for astronomical viewing on a budget August 3, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought these binos to use on nights when I did not feel like lugging out my huge 10" Dobsonian. These binos are a great deal for the price. Good views of the moon, double stars, clusters, and large nebula like the Lagoon nebula. If you are like me (who spent most of her astronomy budget on a big scope), these are a great buy. No, they aren't high end, but they do the job and focus well. These binos also come with a nice carrying case.
Happy with item June 16, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Overall, I am happy with these binoculars. The price is right, and the quality is decent. We have mountains near by and with these binoculars, we can make out great detail.
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