Comments on: Alpen Monocular 8 x 25 BAK4 LE Rubber Covered Binocular http://www.e-buyall.us/alpen-monocular-8-x-25-bak4-le-rubber-covered-binocular/ Easy Buy All Things in Us Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:14:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Pete http://www.e-buyall.us/alpen-monocular-8-x-25-bak4-le-rubber-covered-binocular/comment-page-1/#comment-4296 Pete Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:59:24 +0000 http://www.e-buyall.us/alpen-monocular-8-x-25-bak4-le-rubber-covered-binocular/#comment-4296 I bought this to keep on my motorcycle so I needed something tough and durable. I was originally in search of some kind of telescoping spyglass, but after doing some reading I found that to be undesireable. When I first used the Alpen monocular I thought "My God thats a horrible corona!" Of course, after popping out the rubber bucket around the eyepiece, all was solved. <br /> <br />Optics on this unit are very good. Multicoated, BAK4 prism, everything you want in an optic. The magnification (8x25) is right around the power where you can get a good magnification and still be able to hold it steady, which is why I chose this over a 10x25. Mine was great for viewing boating bikini babes at our local reservoir, Yaks in the wild, topless hairy hippie chicks at the hot springs, and various rock formations and details of the Grand Canyon. I've even used it for spotting at the gun range, only at about 50yds, but I could make out the patterns. <br /> <br />The rubber coating is slip resistant and durable. I wish it had some caps (instead of the cheap vinyl pouch) but thats okay. The field of view could be better I guess, but I havent any problems and every image I view is bright and sharp. Plus the focus ring is smooth allowing me to focus fast. <br /> <br />All in all, for around $50, its the best value I found for the quality and I'm happy with my purchase. If I bought another I might try the Alpen 10x25 Alpen Monocular 10 x 25 BAK4 LE Rubber Covered Binocular to see how the view/steadiness differs. Rating: 4 / 5 I bought this to keep on my motorcycle so I needed something tough and durable. I was originally in search of some kind of telescoping spyglass, but after doing some reading I found that to be undesireable. When I first used the Alpen monocular I thought “My God thats a horrible corona!” Of course, after popping out the rubber bucket around the eyepiece, all was solved.

Optics on this unit are very good. Multicoated, BAK4 prism, everything you want in an optic. The magnification (8×25) is right around the power where you can get a good magnification and still be able to hold it steady, which is why I chose this over a 10×25. Mine was great for viewing boating bikini babes at our local reservoir, Yaks in the wild, topless hairy hippie chicks at the hot springs, and various rock formations and details of the Grand Canyon. I’ve even used it for spotting at the gun range, only at about 50yds, but I could make out the patterns.

The rubber coating is slip resistant and durable. I wish it had some caps (instead of the cheap vinyl pouch) but thats okay. The field of view could be better I guess, but I havent any problems and every image I view is bright and sharp. Plus the focus ring is smooth allowing me to focus fast.

All in all, for around $50, its the best value I found for the quality and I’m happy with my purchase. If I bought another I might try the Alpen 10×25 Alpen Monocular 10 x 25 BAK4 LE Rubber Covered Binocular to see how the view/steadiness differs.
Rating: 4 / 5

]]>