Zeiss 8x42 Conquest HD Binoculars with LotuTec Protective Coating (Black)

nice and light very sharp images

Focus not as clear as expected

These are excellent binoculars. Very clear and exceptionally bright. They are well worth the money.

wonderful binoculars! i live on one of the Great Lakes. these are mounted on a tripod looking out the living room window. a whole new vista!

Wrost product i had brought till now.

This is my first pair of high-quality, expensive binoculars and they don't disappoint. The generous eye relief allows full field of view for eyeglass wearers. Unlike the cheaper, smaller ones I tend to favor for backpacking and hunting, these are more hefty and I probably won't use them on a many-mile backpack into the wilderness. They should work great for early-season game spotting. They tend to need focussing quite often when ranging near and far, which is probably a function of the greater distance between front and back lenses, compared with more compact binoculars. I haven't used them as much as I'd like because the objective lens cover keeps falling off. It's attached to the binocular body by a thin "leash." (Zeiss calls it a "strap.") Unfortunately since there's only one strap that goes to the side of the binocular, the opposite side cover repeatedly comes off first, followed by the second, just from the binoculars brushing against my chest as I move about. Nervous about stratching the lens, I've tried to correct his problem before using the binoculars much. Zeiss customer service in Virginia finally sent me a second strap, but even with both the caps continue to fall off. Lest you think I'm being overly concerned, read the review of the Conquest HD 10 x 42 on the Amazon site. The reviewer evidently had the same problem and he ended a 25-day hunt with at least one stratched lens. This review was dated 21 Oct. 2012. Why hasn't Zeiss addressed this? One would think that the company would make a better effort to take care of people willing to spend this much for top-quality products. Perhaps the binoculars themselves are well made enough that customer service isn't an issue for most customers.

I enjoy sitting by the seaside, watching boats and searching for wildlife, and the quality of these German-made lenses truly stands out compared to other long-distance binoculars I own. The clarity, sharpness, and precision are unmatched. However, it’s unfortunate that Zeiss hasn’t brought image stabilization to its more affordable product lines, as I often find myself needing a tripod for steadier views in many situations.