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Orion Scenix 8x40

I'd actually rate these an 8.5, but what can one do? For the money, WOW! I love taking these with me travelling. The 9 degree FOV just fits the constellation of Lyra! Very nice. I get more flaring than my Orion MG 9x63s, but the wider field makes up for it. A great grab-n-go binocular, with lots of uses. No chromatic problems even in bright light conditions, and for a WA type, surprisingly low degree of scatter in them. Very functional depth of field, too!

The Moon shows a touch of ghosting when full, but it is very subdued and not really objectionable given the price point. I have done solar viewing with these and find them quite nice - these would be great eclipse binos due to the field... Jupiter and Galileans are clean in them, save a touch of flaring on Jupiter off-axis. Mars, same. Venus, some flaring. I can just make out Saturn with "ears" in them. Considering the level of MC and objective diameter, I was amazed at the degree of light transmission in this pair. Amazingly functional for astronomy, and easy to hold at 8x when not tripod mounted.

A very economical and fabulous offering by Orion! A great starter binocular!

Overall Rating: 8
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Date: 09/23/2001 07:01:51 am PST
By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.163.186)
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Orion Scenix 8x40

These things gather more light than my 10x50 bushnell glasses and are significantly lighter as well. Has some plastic in the construction but seem very sturdy. Andromeda galaxy show great extension for 8x glasses (not to mention 40mm arpeture...)

Sure I'll probably want a better set someday but for now these are perfect...

Overall Rating: 10
Weight: 1 (Unreliable Vote)
Date: 11/07/2001 04:42:53 pm PST
By: Anonymous (xxx.xxx.22.44)
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