Steiner Navigator Pro 7x30 marine binoculars - Extremely rugged, sharp images, 5m water proof - Outstanding viewing quality for beginners and professionals, Blue

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The binoculars also boast ‘Auto-Focus’ that allows you to get crystal clear images even when using only one hand.

They added a new dimension to finding fishing marks because the definition they give is so good that birds in the air are particularly easy to spot from a long long way off.Like many, if not most of their other top-end instruments, Steiner incorporates their "NBR Long Life rubber" armor on all their marine binoculars.

To hold up to the elements, the housing is made of temperature and impact-resistant Makrolon polycarbonate. This new compact Navigator model is equipped with the fluid damped, shock-absorbing and most precise compass in its class. And it is a pity, because I agree that there are very few 7x30/32, a format I would die for, if it was presented in contemporary, convenient quality optics. I actually felt quite annoyed about that at the time,having spent what were to me significant sums of money for some of the latters' products within the previous decade. Steiner markets this as their "Nano-Protection" which repels water and thus maintains a better view in wet conditions, which if you are involved in activities like sea kayaking for example is important.The Navigator Binoculars take Steiner's popular marine series to the next generation with innovative product features. With its compact design and a lens diameter of 30mm, the Navigator is an absolute lightweight and the perfect companion for spontaneous adventures at sea.

The fit of the binoculars when inside is a little too spacious for my liking meaning that they can flop about somewhat, although this is reduced somewhat when you include the neckstrap in with them. Like its predecessors, the new Navigator models are equipped with the liquid-damped, shock-absorbing and most precise compass in its class.It is a pity Steiner doesn't supply these Navigator Pro's with their excellent looking floating strap as standard. In a brief side-by-side with my Commander 7x30 (which Steiner, in contrast to the 7x50 model, does not sell any more) revealed very few differences between the two. I have had several of the more entry level versions and quickly on sold them as they were nothing remarkable. All this combined with the lack of having to make any sort of adjustments to the focus makes for an incredibly easy instrument to just pick up and use and was something that I really appreciated when out on the water, especially when using the binocular one-handed. My initial thoughts before trying it were that it would not be very attractive to amateur astronomers but now I'm thinking it is actually quite useful and would be a handy small binocular to use as a spotter along with a telescope.