Celestron hummingbird 9 27x56mm ed micro spotting scope birder friendly close focus distance, black

Quality product with good zoom range, can be held by hand closely the whole range. As most zooms the low light performance is not very good but still can be used on lowest zoom in dark. The only problem is a binocular can be more enjoyable and a monocular can be smaller and lighter. But it’s still small and light enough to carry and put in pocket. If it’s the only one you have then it’s a competent equipment. It’s performance shines in day light. Resolution is good but not as sharp as high end full size binoculars even with less magnifications say 8x or 10x . If magnification is not the highest priority I find my self use more a full size 8x42 binocular. The bag is just perfect for both sizes, for the 56mm once it’s pushed inside the bag starts to expand from the sewing lines as you use it and take the shape and size needed. Better than a big bag that will ruin the purpose of compactness.

Monocular seems to be of really good quality. Well made. However, the case is sub-standard. It is barely large enough to fit the hummingbird and you can see the strain on the zip stitching when the zip is forced closed. For the sake of a few pennies I think the case could be improved greatly by at least being large enough to house the hummingbird!

E' uno strumento ideale per chi ha bisogno di ingrandimenti maggiori rispetto ad un binocolo e vuole rinunciare a portarsi dietro un ingombrante e pesante spotting scope di dimensioni standard Nonostante le sue piccole dimensioni sa mostrare i muscoli per quanto riguarda brillantezza e correzione cromatica Forse l'unico difetto è rappresentato dal fatto che non si può acquistare senza oculare, non che sia scadente quello di serie,anzi, ma qualche utente come me che possiede già un telescopio con diversi oculari la prima cosa che fa è sostituirlo con uno migliore Consiglio vivamente di utilizzarlo con oculari celestron x-cel lx da 9mm e da 12mm che danno rispettivamente 22 e 16 ingrandimenti con uno splendido e definito campo visivo di 60° avrete una finestra sul mondo

Ordered as a birthday treat to myself. It's tiny, but powerful. Useful for when a full size spotter is too heavy or ostentatious. Great to carry on hikes in a rucksack with a monopod or a lightweight carbon fibre tripod. Only negative comment is that the included zoom eyepiece is not brilliant and struggles with either the lowest zoom setting (apparent field of view is pretty tiny) or the higher end of the zoom range where it loses sharpness and dims a fair bit. It's ok for convenience, but budgeting for a couple of higher quality fixed eyepieces (or a better zoom) is very much recommended. I purchased a 25mm and a 9mm celestron X-cel eyepiece and they work great with this spotter. With the 25mm eyepiece you get an 8x zoom and a decent apparent field of view. With this low mag eyepiece the view is razor sharp, and super bright. The 9mm at the higher end zoom also performs much better than the supplied zoom. The interchangeable eyepiece capability is great! I've also tried it out for a bit of digiscoping which with a decent smartphone gives excellent results, particularly with the 25mm eyepiece. I can use the telephoto lens on my phone to get a bit more zoom if I need to, but with a lovely bright and sharp image. For the price I think this is great quality. I found the supplied bag a good fit, the zip is snug at the eyepiece end, but not over tight. I'm very pleased and I'm looking forward to getting out and about with it more in the future!

Works very well for my Barebow event at 50 metres. Very clear optics. Highly sturdy body. Small and compact. Light weight so easy to move around.

This scope is extremely light and compact; the 56mm model has excellent light-gathering and smooth and accurate focusing. Ideal for travel!

Utilisée en tir sportif à 25m, netteté parfaite et grande précision, on voit sans souci les doublés comme si on était devant le carton ! utilisée avec un pied manfrotto pour une bonne stabilité petite taille, se range en prenant très peu de place Chère mais bien !