Diggerman Dan 27 Posted April 24, 2021 Report Share Posted April 24, 2021 (edited) My eldest son is coming up 7 this year and is starting to show an interest in wildlife and the countryside around us. I’ve told him I’ll get him a set of binoculars. It would be great if anyone here could give me any advice on what might be best to start him off with? Size wise, lenses, and magnification etc. Do they make binoculars specifically for children? If so which are best? Edited April 24, 2021 by Diggerman Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavross 13,711 Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 They do make bino’s for kids but they are not up to much, you want to be looking at some things between x4 and x8 mag because higher than that and he might struggle to keep it in focus, the cheaper end ( but still good quality) is Celestron ( they do them in curry’s ) something like 8x32 at the other end, vortex diamondback 8x32, lifetime warranty, multi coated lenses, really good in low light, will last forever, you’ll just need to check whatever you get fits his face at the minute 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,528 Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 These should be ok Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diggerman Dan 27 Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 2 hours ago, Stavross said: They do make bino’s for kids but they are not up to much, you want to be looking at some things between x4 and x8 mag because higher than that and he might struggle to keep it in focus, the cheaper end ( but still good quality) is Celestron ( they do them in curry’s ) something like 8x32 at the other end, vortex diamondback 8x32, lifetime warranty, multi coated lenses, really good in low light, will last forever, you’ll just need to check whatever you get fits his face at the minute Thank you Stavross. Very much appreciated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diggerman Dan 27 Posted April 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 57 minutes ago, dytkos said: These should be ok Cheers, D. yeah they look like decent bino’s them. He can’t fail with those surely! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,183 Posted April 25, 2021 Report Share Posted April 25, 2021 What about those compact tasco binoculars ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,035 Posted April 26, 2021 Report Share Posted April 26, 2021 Nice little pair on there way if you give me postage details. Norconia 10 x 25. Hope your lad likes. Jok. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diggerman Dan 27 Posted April 27, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2021 On 26/04/2021 at 19:01, jok said: Nice little pair on there way if you give me postage details. Norconia 10 x 25. Hope your lad likes. Jok. Wow thats a very generous offer. Thank you very much Jok. I’m sure he would love to try them out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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