Fulfillment of the third Clark's law is in the hands

Fulfillment of the third Clark's law is in the hands

Canon Binocular 12x36 IS II (Electronics)

Customer Review

My first encounter with the Image Stabilizer Canon is back almost 15 years ago when a friend of mine expressed his brand new binoculars in hand. Even then I was totally fascinated by the effect that had a simple push of a button on the typical, shaky image of binoculars. Suddenly I had the Wadden Sea in a private sale at your fingertips. When the button would conjured an invisible, super flexible tripod with the camera. Of course my IS-principle was announced, but the positive surprise was very nice in practice. Finally the picture was not dancing, I could finally make sense sharp and aim for the subject calmly.

After years of IS lenses Canon makes this "almost magic" feeling not to and is reminiscent of the product stated in Title Act of Arthur C. Clarke: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. You can tell the 20-year technological lead of the manufacturer, the optical gyro-stabilization practically invented. There is simply nothing better in this regard.

So I have eventually also won through to accept the a binocular casual user but rather steep price for Binocular with stabilizer and thus to replace my 40-DM-non-name-glass. This after I had through all the great Steiner, Leica and Zeisse by - and always longed for this useful stabilizer. Actual or imagined-homeopathic - - sharpness difference is no longer so noticeable on the screen, since the power.

After this admittedly somewhat extensive introduction there is not much to say, because the specifications are in the description and from the technical side have other better reviews written as I could. Viellleicht for handling. Of course, the binoculars is not a jacket pocket. There weighs surprisingly little without the perceived quality and stability suffered. Thanks to stability the device does not need such a large inertia. The "feel" is in any case comparable to the beautiful, rich sense of Canon DSLR of previous "double-digit" class (30D - 50D or today 7D) - not on the cheap looking level of entry-models, but no L-feel. As the specialists are quite mercilessly at Canon in de design of the much-vaunted "haptics". I like it.

The batteries - I have used two lithium-brand cells - have two years participated holiday and weekend duties and do not seem tired. In this context, the stabilization is only as long as the - ergonomically positioned - IS-button remains pressed. The stabilizer itself is a typical, quiet sound of itself, as long as activated. This can interfere with or even fallen. I take that back like how others the quiet ticking of a mechanical clock. It's a beautiful, mechanical sound :)

What I like less is once again the typical Canon Downside:

-> No cover for the lenses. What shoud that?
-> Okulardeckel have lost two cheap plastic parts, the standing foot. No flap for attachment to the belt, nothing.
-> The strap is really Grabbeltisch Quality.

These minuses are not tarnish at the optical and mechanical quality of the glass so the joy that it earned a points deduction, but may not be unmentioned.

The included carrying case is easy, but thought out and from being accidentally switched on - even if the processing leaves a divided impression. The aforementioned power-protection I had the inside with a piece of tape fix, because its cheap bond broke away after a week. Well, a bag is a commodity - the main thing the whole holds tight and not go the Zips and carrying eyes broke.

The binoculars itself is fortunately "Made in Japan" - which at least marks the "upper middle class" at Canon - and accordingly processed immaculate. Probably not for Zeiss Leica purists, but those who seek a decent, stabilized, well-made binoculars for hiking and occasional celestial observations of the Canon IS devices themselves should look.

Above the clouds Rank: 3/5
May 5
small revolution Rank: 5/5
March 4
the harder !!!!! Rank: 5/5
September 7
Severe test Rank: 5/5
July 27
error 8 Rank: 2/5
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