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Vivitar 1502612 4x30 Review
Vivitar 1502612 4x30
Summary:
A small light-weight pair of binoculars designed primarily for theater goers, with low magnification (x4) and high objective lens width that should provide a wide field of view. But in this case, users report the field of view is actually very limited; they're also disappointed with the quality of the image.

According to Vivitar 4x30 reviews, users are clearly pleased with the extremely low price and the decent images these binoculars deliver. Several users posting Vivitar 4x30 reviews on Amazon like their light weight and utility at the opera. But other Vivitar 4x30 reviews are less enthusiastic. Users posting Vivitar 4x30 reviews on Amazon and Overstock.com carp about the small field of view, which at 241 square feet at 1,000 yards, is narrower than most other cheap binoculars; one user commenting on Overstock says looking through the Vivitar 4x30 is like "looking down a tube." Another user post on Amazon reports some distortion around the edges of the image. This is a no frills pair of binoculars, weighing eight ounces and offering a magnification of four. There is a center wheel focus, which one user notes isn't very effective, and collapsible rubber eyecaps that are meant to accommodate eyeglass wearers, but we weren't able to find any detailed information about eye relief. If you're keen on getting super-cheap binoculars, these might pass. But for opera-going and outdoor activities, where you want a wider field of view, there are better models out there at prices that still qualify as cheap.

By Cheapism editorsApril 19, 2010
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