Pentax Papilio Butterfly (8.5x21) Binocular

Pros: These binoculars have no competition, at any price.

Cons: They are now in short supply.

The Bottom Line: Buy the 6.5x21 Papilios as soon as you can.

Review: At work today a fellow rocket engineer asked me if I had a magnifier. I usually have some sort of lens in my office. He wanted to inspect some instrumentation hardware on which he suspected a fault. I said sure, reached into my briefcase, and handed him ...

Pros: No eyestrain close focusing to 1.5 ft - unique. Excellent optics, quality and price.

Cons: Ease of use in the field could be improved.

The Bottom Line: highly recommended

Review: This is a supplement to Allan Ostling's epinions review which covers them pretty well and in my view accurately. He has two reviews which are more or less identical and probably he is reviewing the lower power 6.5x binocs. I opted for the higher power ...