Pentax 65808 PCF II 10x50 Waterproof Binocular

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See what you might have been missing with the PENTAX PCF WP II series of binoculars. A perfect companion for dusk or dawn observation, these high-performance models come with large objective lenses for superior light gathering in even the lowest light conditions. The nitrogen-filled bodies are protected by a rubber covering that makes them waterproof, fog-proof, and fully submersible down to one meter of water. Stylish designs host features that provide excellent viewing comfort and easy operation. Offering a perfect blend of outstanding optical performance and rugged waterproof design, the PENTAX PCF WPs II are ideal for use on and around water.
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- Nitrogen-filled waterproof (JIS Class 6) construction allow these binoculars to be used in the most extreme weather conditions
- Aluminum-diecast body adds strength and durability
- Long eye-relief for viewing with or without glasses
- Mechanical focus lock feature allows user to lock in at a specific distance for convenient focus-free viewing
- Click-stop diopter adjustment locks in right eyepiece diopter setting
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Pentax 65807 8x40 PCF WP II Binocular

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See what you might have been missing with the PENTAX PCF WP II series of binoculars. A perfect companion for dusk or dawn observation, these high-performance models come with large objective lenses for superior light gathering in even the lowest light conditions. The nitrogen-filled bodies are protected by a rubber covering that makes them waterproof, fog-proof, and fully submersible down to one meter of water. Stylish designs host features that provide excellent viewing comfort and easy operation. Offering a perfect blend of outstanding optical performance and rugged waterproof design, the PENTAX PCF WPs II are ideal for use on and around water.
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- Nitrogen-filled waterproof (JIS Class 6) construction
- Aluminum-diecast body adds strength and durability
- Long eye-relief for viewing with or without glasses
- Mechanical focus lock feature allows user to lock in at a specific distance for convenient focus-free viewing
- Click-stop diopter adjustment locks in right eyepiece diopter setting
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 "Bird watcher" 2010-05-20
By Nurse Mary (Grafton, WI)
I am an amateur backyard bird watcher and I love these binoculars! My yard is a few acres and these are just perfect. Excellent quality. We have a few other pairs of binoculars on various windowsills but my husband and I are always reaching for these first! We end up passing them back and forth.....maybe I'll buy him his own pair someday ;-)

 "Pentax pcf wpII 8x42 These have great optical quality and are well built." 2009-12-18
By Rico Marstreaux (canton, ohio)
I received these binoculars two days ago and have been putting them through the paces, indoors and outdoors. The temp. outside today was about 25 degrees fahrenheit, a partly cloudy winter day. I came across some Cedar waxwings and also a Downy woodpecker, the views through these Pentaxs' were great, I noticed the focus was very sharp and the Birds colors looked natural. During use I found that I could fairly easily track down the birds when looking through the binocs, and when they would fly from tree to tree I was able to keep track of them and re-focus when they landed. The view takes on a very detailed and three dimensional look through these, the depth of field is great and the Pentax PCF 8x42's lenses seemed to wrap around the birds and they just ' Pop' out at you, very impressive in my opinion. As to build quality, they are very sturdily built and comfortable to hold, these binoculars had a lot of thought put into them, from the focus lock switch, to the divets for your thumbs on the underside, to the sharp looking external coating, plus the all important fully multi-coated optics and Bak-4 prism, I am very satisfied with these Pcf 8x42's. Indoors in poor light, I could get a sense of the brightness of the binocs, and can say that these will perform well at daybreak or dusk, and I can also confirm that the minimum focus distance is what Pentax states(11.5ft). I do wear glasses and the eyecups are adjustable,smooth operating, and comfortable.If you are looking to get into birding, hunting, or nature watching, the price at which you can buy these makes them a great 'bang for the buck'. Pentax has been making camera lenses for about ninety years, they know what they are doing. Peace in 2010 and thereafter.

 "Good Stuff!!!!" 2009-06-15
By BigVic (USA)
Pleasantly surprised by both the product and service.



The Pentax 8x40 PCF WP II binoculars are just great. Everything positive you read in the reviews is true. IMO, any harsh criticisms is nit picking.



Service was fast, good communication and the best price on the web from Adorama Camera...highly recommend.



Can't really find any flaws with this whole deal...thanks.

 "adequate" 2009-06-07
By Birdsong (Tennessee, USA)
For the price these binoculars are ok, the wheel to adjust distances is stiff. I much prefer my Nikon 7 x 35 glasses of the same price (15 years ago!) that I lost-much sharper, crisper image.

 "Beyond expectation's" 2007-03-01
By Alex (Austria)
These glasses are wonderful. They have excellent range, are very bright and have a wide field of view. They are small and compact. The eye rubber guards twist to retract and expand making the binocular even more compact and durable. The main finger focus in the center of the glasses is knobbed to give you easy control while focusing on objects and you can lock it to your set focus. The right eye focus turns and clicks into place so your right eye focus is always set to your individual need. It is an absolutely wonderful set of glasses and very durable.


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Pentax PCF II 20x60 Waterproof Binocular

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The 20x60 PCF WP binocular offers a fully waterproof, nitrogen-filled body, outstanding optical performance with aspherical optical elements, excellent viewing comfort and a stylish body design. In addition, they are fully encased in a protective rubber housing. Because of their rugged waterproof and fog-proof design, the Pentax 20x60 PCF WPs are ideal for use around and on the water, as well as for observations in harsh weather and extreme climates.
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- Waterproof and fogproof body of these PCF WP models is rated JIS Class 6
- Aspherical optical elements produce clear, bright images with minimal distortion
- Click-stop diopter adjustment locks in right eyepiece diopter setting
- Rubber covering to protect the optical and mechanical systems
- Protected by a limited lifetime warranty
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 "Pentax PCF II 20 X 60" 2009-08-11
By Mark S. Montgomery (NYC, NY USA)
I am completely satisfied with this pair of binoculars. It is not true that at 20 power you need a tripod. The image is stable enough for successfully viewing stationary and mobile birds. This is a class piece of equipment. [...]

 "great binoculars!!!" 2009-04-22
By Robas (Chicago,IL)
Nice finish, rugged, smooth focusing, works nice with focus lock. If you have strong hands, works with out tripod, if no, tripod extremely advised.Picture is very sharp, field view is a bit narrow. The best for the price!!!

 "Solidly built, but not perfect" 2005-05-27
By Steve
The construction of this bino is very solid. The weight is not too much for hand-holding. The shaking caused by high magnification is not too much for hand-holding, but to get good sharp views, you need something like a tree or fence to support it. With the back of a chair to rest it on, you can see the 4 big moons of jupiter. They're like little points of light on either side. There are only 2 flaws with this pentax. First, there seems to be chromatic abberation that makes the focus not as sharp as it should be. Maybe with this high magnification and larger lens it should be expected, but i would not be surprised if the oberwerk 20x60 for $120 has better sharpness. Secondly, the lens caps have to be pulled out for you to see, but their click-stop is too far away. As a result, 25% of the field of view is lost. Gone. Wasted. A crying shame. The designers really screwed up. This is the main reason i do not recommend buying this bino. I sent an email to Pentax and they forwarded my email to "marketing". Maybe if they would forward this kind of feedback to the designers instead of "marketing" they would get a clue. Anyway, the oberwerk is probably better for a better price for distance views, but the oberwerk's short-focus distance is 60 feet (not too short!). One thing they did get right about this bino is the short focus (26 feet). The click-stop adoptor is not the most precise, but because the sharpness is not as good as you would hope, it doesn't make any difference. Keep in mind, at this higher magnification of 20x, your field of view is not as great and some vision is lost to shaking. If you're looking at nature stuff, a standard lower magnification of 10x like in a 10x50 will give you nicer (wider) views. The 20x magnification is more for gathering more information at a distance than for "experiencing" and enjoying what you're looking at. Another good thing about the 20x60 type bino is that it doesn't seem a whole lot larger than a 10x50 like a 20x80 which can be a real monster size. 20x60 is a good compromise between a 10x50 and 20x80. But for everyday use, my $110 Bushnell 8x42 (straight-type roof prism) is much much better and enjoyable, much smaller, and fantastically sharp with true color and perfect firmness in the focus, diopter, and eye width. And no field of view is lost from a stupid eyecup design like these. I'm not able to change my old rating to a 2.

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edit: i like my new roof-prism 8x42 bushnells much better than these. I historically have hated bushnell, but comparing the 8x42 to these 20x60 pentax reveals a lot of color and sharpness flaws in the pentax. I can see detail only a little bit better with the huge pentax, if i have something to rest on.


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Pentax 65809 PCF II 12x50 Waterproof Binocular

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See what you might have been missing with the PENTAX PCF WP II series of binoculars. A perfect companion for dusk or dawn observation, these high-performance models come with large objective lenses for superior light gathering in even the lowest light conditions. The nitrogen-filled bodies are protected by a rubber covering that makes them waterproof, fog-proof, and fully submersible down to one meter of water. Stylish designs host features that provide excellent viewing comfort and easy operation. Offering a perfect blend of outstanding optical performance and rugged waterproof design, the PENTAX PCF WPs II are ideal for use on and around water.
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Technical Details

- Nitrogen-filled waterproof (JIS Class 6) construction allow these binoculars to be used in the most extreme weather conditions and be submerged to 1 meter
- Aluminum-diecast body adds strength and durability
- Long eye-relief for viewing with or without glasses
- Mechanical focus lock feature allows user to lock in at a specific distance for convenient focus-free viewing
- Click-stop diopter adjustment locks in right eyepiece diopter setting
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 "Pentax Binocular Review" 2010-04-15
By G. Kaiser (Washington State)
The binoculars are pretty much what I expected. They are not the much better optically than

lower priced binoculars but are much better construction. They will take more punishment

I expect. I hope I do not drop them, but if I do I think they will survive the incident better

than cheaper binoculars. I use them primarily for astronomy and they provide great

views of the stars.

 "Typical Chinese 'hit-or-miss' quality control!" 2009-11-13
By Itsmeagain! (Nobamaburg)
I returned my first one to Adorama because when I looked down at the eyepieces in sunlight I saw the secondary reflections of the sun were different colors between the eyepieces. One or more of the glass surfaces was improperly coated, something that should have been caught by Quality Control before the binocular left the factory. Kudos to Adorama for handling the exchange in a timely manner, with no additional cost to me.



I gave this second pair a thorough visual inspection and it appears perfect. The optical quality of this bino is almost beyond reproach, there is just a minute amount of chromatic aberration in some lighting conditions, and slightly undersized prisms. The aspheric lens elements excel, keeping the images 'TACK SHARP' until the edge of view, BETTER than my other binos, including my highly touted Nikon Monarch 8X42 ATB! The field of view is a bit narrow, but the fact that that entire field stays sharp helps to offset that. I often wear eyeglasses when using binoculars, and the 20mm eye relief is fantastic (paltry eye relief kept from buying an expensive, high end Fujinon; I purchased this Pentax instead!). The 12X magnification allows these to be hand-held, but some shakiness will be evident. I usually mount them on a tripod, or hand-hold them as I lay back in a lawn chair, minimizing shake.



Build quality looks and feels excellent, and I like the sculpted shape. I think the rubber covering would offer more protection against bumps if it was a little softer. The focus wheel is stiff, and it is slow focusing, taking a long time to travel through the focus range. The slow focus is an advantage for astronomy (my main use), it allows for very precise focusing. Birders and hunters will find the slow focus a hinderance. When focused for my eyes on deep-sky objects (infinity), the focus wheel is between the lock notches and focus will not lock. I think this "focus lock" and the "click-stop" diopter eyelens adjustment are unneeded marketing gimmicks, with no 'value-added' other than to one-up the competition. The large screw out eyecups are a big improvement over fold-down rubber eyecups. The low prism housings feel different but not uncomfortable. Put your hands in front of you like you are holding binos, now start turning your hands so the thumbs move toward each other, until they touch. That's what it's like to hold these. This bino is a little large and a little heavy, compared to many other 50mm porro prism binos.



Accessories is where manufacturers cut costs, and Pentax is no different. Standard plastic objective lens covers are supplied. The neckstrap is unpadded and too narrow for the weight, my neck gets sore after several minutes. I will replace it with Op/Tech's E-Z Comfort strap. The eyelens 'rain cover' is next to useless. It is held in place by gravity, even with the bino hinge fully opened the eyecups do not grip the cover. I soaked my rain cover in hot water to soften it, then lightly pressed the edges closer together; it now grips the eyecups and stays in place. The case is my biggest complaint! It is a storage case only, not a carry case! It has no belt loop, shoulder strap, strap attachment rings, or handle. The only good thing I can say about it is it is large enough to hold the bino AND the strap! (Something I can't say about my Monarch's case, but it does have a belt loop!) I am considering Mountain Smith's Focus II (Lg) case, or one of Buckstitch Canvas's larger bino cases. Gone are the good ol' days when you would get a nice leather hard case that would last a lifetime supplied with a binocular.



Based on my initial impressions, I can recommend this binocular, IF IT FILLS YOUR NEEDS. Just check it over good, and be prepared to return it if not satisfied. Whenever (if ever) Chinese quality control gets up to speed, their optics will rival anything put out by the best Japanese or German companies.



ADDED: I completed several nights of informal astronomical testing of this bino. I won't go into detail on the testing, it is the same as in my review of the Nikon Monarch. If a bino gives good images of bright and dim night sky objects, it will do even better in daylight! This one is EXCELLENT+(PLUS), among the best I have EVER looked through! (I have used dozens of binos in my 40 plus years as an amateur astronomer.) The chromatic aberration is nearly non-existant when viewing the bright moon on axis (a tough test for any optic), the CA becomes more noticeable as the view is moved toward the edge. I will not hold this minimal amount of CA against it, after all, this is not a six hundred dollar instrument! But the bino does have prisms that are slightly too small for full light transmission; I see it when holding the eyelenses 8 or 10 inches in front of my eyes. Both images should be round, but there are flat edges here and there that are the edges of the prisms, where some of the light is being lost (this is one difference between these bargain binos and those that cost hundreds more). Still, I must say: THIS ONE IS A KEEPER! The image quality overrides any optical discrepencies. I give this binocular 5 stars as a surveillance or astronomy binocular; but perhaps 3 stars if focus speed, size, and weight are major considerations.



ADDED: I did purchase the Mountain Smith Focus II (Lg) case, it is almost the perfect carry case for this bino.

 "Superior Optics" 2009-04-30
By Jehan Ghouse (Hebron, KY, USA)
As expected, this Pentax product is excellent value for the money. This model has superior sharpness and provides a bright field of view. IMHO, overall optics are A+. The ability to mount it on a tripod makes it great for using it for bird watching. For it's size it is not excessively heavy. Overall, well constructed. Water ressistance is another plus.



The only draw backs I note are:

1. The cover for the eye piece is a one-piece design that fits over both eye pieces. One needs to "spread" open the binoculars in order for the eye peices to grip the cover.

2. The covers for the main lenses tend to come off when the binoculars are removed from the carrying case. Not a big issue...perhaps a hard case would have solved that issue. The lens caps them selves seem to fit snuggly.

 "Hunting Binoculars" 2009-01-06
By Steve W. (Euless, Texas)
These binoculars were a replacement for a set of Pentax 8x30 that got damaged. I can really see the game upclose. The focus wheel is somewhat hard to turn and sometimes locks when I put them back in the case. The weight is not too bad, but they ARE big binoculars.

 "Great binoculars" 2008-03-21
By A. Louise (Cincinnati, OH)
We purchased this pair in December of 2007 for use at our condo in Naples for viewing the wildlife around the lake. These are superb glasses giving us great views of bald eagles, otters, turkey vultures, etc. All from a great distance. While they are a bit heavy, they are not too heavy for enjoyable viewing. I plan to buy another pair for use at our home in Cincinnati. You can't go wrong with these if you want detailed views of whatever it is you are viewing.


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