PentaxAD 8x25 WP Binoculars suitable for outdoor live event travel or even mountaineering,Green

Not too big, not too heavy. Easy peasy to use. Perfect for an occasional wilderness experience.

Got these for a trip to Africa. Needed a lightweight pair to keep baggage weight down for internal flights in Africa (20KG limit -- including carry-ons). They were fine, though of course not as nice as full-sized. The main difference with full size is a narrower field of vision. But vision quality is good.

Small and inexpensive. I wouldn't want these as my only binoculars, but they're nice to have in a pocket for a quick view.

These are very nice pocket size light weight binoculars. They compare nicely to similar size binoculars costing twice as much or more. The case included is terrible though. Much too tight, you have to struggle to get them out. Don't loose the eyepiece caps like I did. I have been unable to find replacements anywhere.

Very happy with compact binocs. They do have a long eye relief that is good w/ glasses, but requires me to hold them a little distant from the eye to get a full field of view. Still pleased. Nice clear image.

There are plenty of cheap, lightweight binoculars out there, and good ones that are pretty bulky, but these are both optically superior and small.

we were constantly traveling with backpacks on a cruise and these binoculars surprised us at how much they magnified for such a small form factor. I found the image to be very stable if I held them a few mm away from my face. We used them to spot whales, eagles, and seals while traveling around Alaska.

I absolutely loved the previous model, the DCF SW 8x25. I honestly can't see what's been changed or improved in this, nor can I find a description of it in Pentax's documentation. The only difference I notice is that the hinges on the newer model are looser. Because I loved the DCF model so much, because it's compact, robust, cost-effective, waterproof, and with great optics, I bought two of the AD 8x25s as a donation to a project in Nicaragua (the DCF was no longer available, otherwise I would have bought those, as I have field tested a pair of them for 4 years under extreme conditions and they're still almost as good as new). The hinges on the binoculars are loose enough that it makes 1 handed focusing difficult, as the binoculars tend to flop together or apart as you rack the focus knob. As a note, I bought the two pairs of binoculars at different times, so they presumably are not from the same batch. I contacted Pentax about this issue and how to tighten the hinges. They indicated that this may have been a manufacturing flaw, but that it would have to be returned and factory tightened. Fair enough, but I did not have time to do that with my travel plans, and I had to donate them as-is. They still work OK, it's just disappointing that the binocular I thought was completely perfect and indestructable is not reliable enough to be purchased as-is. I'm curious as to whether other users have had this issue, or was I just unlucky? I would still purchase these binos again--I'll give Pentax a second chance, but I will purchase with enough time to allow for a return and repair if the loose hinges are still an issue.