Oberwerk 12x60 FMC

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Oberwerk 12x60 FMC
Great optics, lightweight and inexpensive. But they cheap out on fit and finish, extra's and absolutely now owner's manual!

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Oberwerk 12x60 FMC
Great Binocs for Astronomy. Brilliant Images.

True - fit and finish are non-existant. Eye-piece covers aren't designed to stay put. Focus messes up sometimes when you push them against your eyes.

The Optics however are wonderful. I really like the image qualily. It does start to recede as you come to the lens edges, but for the price, it's absolutely brilliant.

NOTE --> first time binoc user-> so i can't compare it to other binoculars. I have looked at ( not tested ) various other binocs, such as the Nikon 7x50s, Nikon 10x50s, Pentax PCF V 20x60s,Orion 12x60s, and these turned out to be the best price-performance pair ( very cheap and great optics as opposed to pretty expensive and better optics )

Fully - Multicoated, Bak4 Prisms, 12x60w, 5.7* field 100m/1000m

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Oberwerk 12x60 FMC
I have really felt that a pair of nice 12x50 or 12x60 binoculars would fill a gap for astronomical observing if one could be found with sharp, flat resoulution across a relatively wide field. My Pentax PCF III is pretty nice, but the field is only 4.2 degrees. The Nikon Superior E 12x50 gets rave reviews and it has a nice 5 degree field, but you are talking big bucks here. After looking thru a pair of 9x60 Oberwerks, I decided to give their 12x60 cousins with their 5.7 degree field a try. The price is also quite reasonable and compelling.

I have found them to be reasonably good for astronomy with a wide field, long eye relief and reasonable edge definition. The edge definition is not perfect, but is fairly good considering the field size.

For astronomy I can recommend these to anyone on a budget. They do fall short however for daytime use. They do not have the smooth focus and snap of the Pentax 12x50's. They are not a good binocular to use if you need to refocus often. However for the $109 many should be quite happy with them if their use is exclusively for astronomical objects.

Barry Simon

Overall Rating: 8
Optics:7 Value:10
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Oberwerk 12x60 FMC
Best pair of astronomy binoculars I've used - they beat my trusty Orion Ultraview 10x50 by a mile. Sharp optics bring stars to a pinpoint over most of field, and don't show any flare on Jupiter.

Light for their size, and easily hand-holdable. A tripod turns them into mini scopes.

Not recommended for daytime use. Sure they case and strap are cheap, but I'd the optics are amazing for $109.

Overall Rating: 9
Optics:8 Value:10
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