Canon 15X45IS binoculars - opinions, durability etc

I am thinking of buying a pair of these secondhand. Would anybody care
to share their experience with these bins? In particular I am
concerned about the durability and fragility of the image
stabilisation mechanism & electronics, given that these bins have been
out for 2-3 years now. Has anyone had any problems?

My intended use for these would be for long-distance outdoor use,
birdwatching and the like, with some casual astronomy use thrown in. I
already own 8x42 and 10x42 bins so these wouldn't be my primary
birding bins. Anyone use the 15x models for birding?

Other concerns I have with these include narrow FOV making it
difficult to acquire targets, eye relief when wearing glasses, and
inter-pupillary distance. I find that many modern bins don't have a
minimum IP distance sufficient for me to quite merge the 2 barrels.
Haven't yet had a chance to try the Canons out.

Likely something he

http://www.weatherman.com/binocs.htm

Phil

Sydney Guy wrote:
I am thinking of buying a pair of these secondhand. Would anybody care
to share their experience with these bins? In particular I am
concerned about the durability and fragility of the image
stabilisation mechanism & electronics, given that these bins have been
out for 2-3 years now. Has anyone had any problems?

My intended use for these would be for long-distance outdoor use,
birdwatching and the like, with some casual astronomy use thrown in. I
already own 8x42 and 10x42 bins so these wouldn't be my primary
birding bins. Anyone use the 15x models for birding?

Other concerns I have with these include narrow FOV making it
difficult to acquire targets, eye relief when wearing glasses, and
inter-pupillary distance. I find that many modern bins don't have a
minimum IP distance sufficient for me to quite merge the 2 barrels.
Haven't yet had a chance to try the Canons out.

Likely something he

http://www.weatherman.com/binocs.htm

Phil

Sydney Guy wrote:
I am thinking of buying a pair of these secondhand. Would anybody care
to share their experience with these bins? In particular I am
concerned about the durability and fragility of the image
stabilisation mechanism & electronics, given that these bins have been
out for 2-3 years now. Has anyone had any problems?

My intended use for these would be for long-distance outdoor use,
birdwatching and the like, with some casual astronomy use thrown in. I
already own 8x42 and 10x42 bins so these wouldn't be my primary
birding bins. Anyone use the 15x models for birding?

Other concerns I have with these include narrow FOV making it
difficult to acquire targets, eye relief when wearing glasses, and
inter-pupillary distance. I find that many modern bins don't have a
minimum IP distance sufficient for me to quite merge the 2 barrels.
Haven't yet had a chance to try the Canons out.

"Sydney Guy" wrote in message
m...
I am thinking of buying a pair of these secondhand. Would anybody care
to share their experience with these bins? In particular I am
concerned about the durability and fragility of the image
stabilisation mechanism & electronics, given that these bins have been
out for 2-3 years now. Has anyone had any problems? [SNIP]

Sydney,

We got a pair when they were discontinuing them in favor of the 15x50s and
18x50s. I think it was about three years ago. They have been fine and a
pleasure to use, but we had an accident with them a few weeks ago. They got
knocked off a kitchen counter onto a linoleum floor. This knocked them out
of collimation. However, I think you'd be pretty lucky if any binocular
survived without damage.

Clear skies, Alan

"Sydney Guy" wrote in message
m...
I am thinking of buying a pair of these secondhand. Would anybody care
to share their experience with these bins? In particular I am
concerned about the durability and fragility of the image
stabilisation mechanism & electronics, given that these bins have been
out for 2-3 years now. Has anyone had any problems? [SNIP]

Sydney,

We got a pair when they were discontinuing them in favor of the 15x50s and
18x50s. I think it was about three years ago. They have been fine and a
pleasure to use, but we had an accident with them a few weeks ago. They got
knocked off a kitchen counter onto a linoleum floor. This knocked them out
of collimation. However, I think you'd be pretty lucky if any binocular
survived without damage.

Clear skies, Alan

Phil Wheeler wrote in message ...
Likely something he

http://www.weatherman.com/binocs.htm

Phil


Hi Phil,

Thanks for the suggestion. However, I should have mentioned that I
already checked out Todd Gross's review, as well as those at Better
View Desired, Cloudy Nights & Excelsis and also did a Google search.
If you know of any other reviews, please bring them to my attention.

SG

Phil Wheeler wrote in message ...
Likely something he

http://www.weatherman.com/binocs.htm

Phil


Hi Phil,

Thanks for the suggestion. However, I should have mentioned that I
already checked out Todd Gross's review, as well as those at Better
View Desired, Cloudy Nights & Excelsis and also did a Google search.
If you know of any other reviews, please bring them to my attention.

SG