Review on 👀 Enhance Your Viewing Experience with the BARSKA X-Trail 8x42 Binocular: A Closer Look at Its Features and Performance by Jason Hayes

A bit long but informative. Bear with me. Another reviewer based his entire review on the existence of blue and, to me, a tint of blue. They should have delved a little deeper or called Barska first before jumping up and down and whining about it, which I'll explain in a moment is a small artifact common to this design. This tint is caused by additional coatings applied to binoculars that are primarily used in daylight to filter out UV radiation. This increases the contrast. Let's see what is the main purpose of binoculars. 1 Gather light to increase brightness. 2 Increase the resolution of your vision. 3 Enlarge the image to make it appear larger, increasing the resolution. That's it, 90% of their goal. If you want binoculars that affect the color of the image as little as possible, for example for bird watching, take a closer look to make sure you don't come across an anti-UV coating. And if they actually read the warranty they saw, they could have returned it and possibly opted for something else. Now a collar was mentioned and they could have done better, but here at Revain they're under $40 and they exist. Get a good camera strap as recommended. If you don't use a neck strap like many people do, you'll save a few bucks. My problem is related to lubes, they are very harsh in freezing temperatures. If you use them in warmer climates this is not a problem, but if you use them in colder climates look elsewhere and spend more money. Likewise, the focusing mechanism could be a bit stiffer to stay in alignment better, as another reviewer said, but honestly, if you rub your eyes on eyepieces that much, you should learn how to use binoculars first. After all, they cost less than $40. Now litmus paper. After I warmed them up a bit, they stood outside in the cold during my work and took them outside at night. Now remember that these are daylight binoculars, the lenses are only 42mm, there isn't as much light as you might think. I looked at the distant lights to focus, which was easy. Let me explain, that doesn't mean they're hard to focus, it's easy to do on an optical assembly. The tricky part is keeping the field of view optically flat and free of false color and other aberrations, forcing you to adjust focus here, then a bit to get decent "average" focus, and if you then refocus to a different distance has to do it all over again. What. not without effort. You, on the other hand, are the focus of the entire field, BAM! End of the story. Binoculars from $40. Now "throw them to be eaten by the wolves." Skyward they went. The stars will spot the flaws in the telescope's optical systems so quickly and thoroughly that it's no fun, especially if you've spent a lot of money on it, which I haven't. The first was the Pleiades star cluster (M45). Focusing is quick and easy, and dozens of tiny stars turn into sharp points of light. The field width looked good, but now to the test. I've scanned the Hyades Cluster that forms the Bull's Head of the Taurus constellation, it's large compared to the star clusters. They almost took the whole thing, wow, what a big one. Finally, the ability to collect and transmit light, how much light they collect and how much gets into your eyes. Now I didn't think they would be able to do the next test and I almost decided to skip it because after all they are only 42mm. I pointed out a nebula that normally requires at least 50mm visibility, the North American Cygnus Nebula, about 40 degrees above the horizon in the western sky. Too low for this object, which usually has to be very high in the sky to be seen with binoculars, on top of that. What do you think? did he see it yes easy They defied all common sense and showed it. I've never experienced that with binoculars that small. I'm an experienced observer now and have excellent night vision, but due to the quality coverage and contrast enhancements in their design, this was fairly easy. Again $40 binoculars. Can't wait for the Barska 9x63 Blackhawk binoculars to arrive, they must be amazing for the night sky.