Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular USA

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

Great IS. Very well done construction.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

Great for bird & animal watching so as not to disturb them.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

I planned to uses this binos for general purpose. On the sail boat for long distance viewing, star gazing, birds or whatever.

Image clarity is excellent. I had hoped that the image stabilization would have removed more of the jitter. When they are turned on, it does stabilize the display, but not as much as I hoped, so you still have to hold it steady.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

After a lifetime of dragging around a tripod and/or having to find something on which to prop my elbows, these binoculars solved the "jitters" completely. I'd still recommend a tripod because they're heavy and will tire you out fairly quickly.

I get a fairly pronounced kidney bean effect in that stars tend to smear out a bit. However, the image is tack-sharp for the moon. In fact, the IS allows you to clearly note changes in viewing due to the atmosphere from hour to hour or day to day. The IS allows you to clearly see many of the Meisser objects as faint, fuzzy patches. However, don't expect IS to solve the problems of light pollution or bad "seeing."

I've had problems changing the eyepiece separation distance, and the right eyepiece diopter is a bear to turn. Also, the center focus is incredibly touchy and very easily goes out of focus. I find myself constantly fiddling with it, which detracts from the observing experience.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

Powerful and amazingly stable image. Great for the day or at night. From spotting license plates on a moving automobile to awesome star gazing, these binoculars are pleasure to use. Actually saw the moons of Jupiter and the Orion nebula with this baby. As good as any telescope for a fraction of the cost.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

Great image stabalisation I do not find them too heavy. Work better with the rubber eye sleaves pealed back. Cannot believe they come without lens covers for the price!

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

I wanted to use for astronomy,but the short eye relief made it a very bad choice for glasses users - only the center of the field of view is visible.I have other binoculars with 16mm of eye relief that are not so bad.
And the image stabilization is poor,to me the Canon 10x30IS that I have seems much more stable.
Resume :If you wear glasses and want a good stabilization ,it's not for you....

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

Great optics and good image stabilization for 18x(not perfect, however, since some vibrations remain) .
Excellent for observations of furtive small birds and to see details in great distances; reasonable minimum focus distance (6m).
Objectives dangerously exposed, thus frontal caps must be part of the package (not provided by Canon; it is a shame, since this is a high priced bino). I will buy sets of two 58mm hoods, caps and UV filters to protect this expensive optics.
4.5 stars really, not 5 because absence of frontal caps and price.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

I use these for astronomy, birding and general nature viewing on both land and water. This is my second pair, replacing a 10 yr old 15x50 IS set that died from hard use. I researched most of the IS binoculars on the market and came back to these for a second round. Difference between the 15x and 18x is minor in terms of magnification or jitter from the narrower field of view.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

I've been birdwatching for four decades and the Canon 18x50 IS is the best I've ever used. And I've used Leica, Zeiss and Swarovski.
The stunning amount of detail in a tremblefree image is something that must be experienced in the field to appreciate the IS feature. There's simply no alternative, unless you choose to haul a scope on a tripod around with you. This binocular goes in a rucksack, or, as I prefer, around the neck. It's the only binocular I use, other binoculars stay at home. I gladly put up with the weight (1220 grams, batteries included) because I know beforehand I can identify birds at all distances, where other binoculars - even the most expensive ones - struggle or fail.
I wish I had discovered these binoculars decades ago, I'm so pleased with them since I bought them a year ago.
They are rugged and waterproof. I've used them in rain, drizzle, snow, on salt spray seawatches with tons of fine sand blown over them, and they are virtually immune. Excellent!
The weight is the only downside, as far as I can see; I take a small stool with me, so for more comfort I can sit and use them, resting my elbows on my knees.
I can recommend these binoculars to anyone who wants to see birds up close, as they are on the pictures in the fieldguide.

Best regards, Ronald Sinoo

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

This pair of binos have been with me on a sailboat for 4 years now without the best of care. It's been left in the cockpit during storms and packed along dusty hiking trails to no end. Be prepared, they aren't light weight.

Every time I pick it up I'm amazed at the clarity and image the IS provides. I've had zero issues and the batteries seem to really last.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

The IS binoculars by Canon excellent - easy to use with great images.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

Well made, seems to be sturdy, heavy but I knew that when I bought, use a tripod most of the time

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Used for sports, wildlife, scanning for shots prior to using my 300mm lens

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

The impressive magnification paired with IS offers astounding new perspectives of wildlife, birdwatching, mountains or distant events. For some it may be on the heavy side during hikes, No real disadvantage considering all the fascination it provides.

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This is my second pair. The first pair was stolen in a home burglary last month. I live on the 7th floor of a condo on the beach. The image stabilizer allows full use of the 18x binoculars while being hand held. I am able to see detail of sea birds, fish feeding frenzies and boats at distances that 35x binoculars would only see objects and all of this without a tripod. I reordered these binoculars only a week after my burglary. There is not a day that goes by that I don't use them. I do not carry them when hiking because they are too heavy to carry along with all of my camera equipment.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

Great binoculars, IS is really working great,

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

GRAET MAGNIFICATION HOWEVER STABILIZATION IS ONLY GOOD FOR HAND VIBRATIONS. WILL NOT STABILIZE IN A MOVING CAR OR BOAT

Problems Encountered: VERY LIMITED STABILIZATION

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

I can see a beetle on the bark of a fur tree, without a rest from 200 yards and clear enough to tell you if and where it has a missing appendage.

Problems Encountered: None!

Previous Equivalent Items Owned: Tasco,

Items I Recommend: Tiffen, Sky 1-A Filters, 2 each.

Comments about Canon 18x50 IS Image Stabilized Binocular:

These are excellent binoculars.Good for Birding, watching airplanes at 35000 feet and Astronomy. The 4 largest moons of Jupiter are visible...The battery actually seems to last longer than stated in the manual.