Brand vs Non Brand Binoculars

 

 

When you plan to buy a binocular like anyone you start doing research which is very normal.

We all do research when we want to buy something.

In our modern age market is full of different products and it’s really not easy to choose the right product.

It may seem easy at first but once you start researching the market you understand that it’s not easy at all.

When it comes to choosing binoculars they can be divided into two groups: brand and non brand binoculars.

In this article I will explain:

1. Which group is the winner.
2. How brand binoculars are different from non brand?
3. Which binoculars to choose, brand or non brand?

And I hope I will be able to shed some light on this topic so you can make the right choice.

 

Brand binoculars

Of course, it’s not secret that brand products are always better than non brand.

It’s obvious by default. That’s why brand binoculars are almost always more expensive than non brand.

Because you pay for a brand which means you get a top quality product and guarantee that you get a product a company stands for.

There are many brands available on the market.

Brand binoculars are made of high quality materials, high quality optics, high quality prism and lens.

Brand binoculars manufactured by brand companies, such as Carson, Wingspan, Bushnell, Vortex, Bresser etc have years of experience in manufacturing of high quality optics.

One of the main aspects of high quality optics is level of lens coating.

Brand companies do it according to the highest quality standards. You get what you pay for.

 

Non brand binoculars

There are many non brand binoculars most of which are manufactured in China.

There are both good binoculars and low quality products.

Not all of them but many manufacturers don’t follow quality standards.

They don’t do lens coating as it needs to be done.

In the product description they claim their optical instruments have fully multi coating but in fact it’s not.

They claim diameter of lens 50mm but in fact it’s 45mm.

They claim their binocular has a field of view 4.5 degrees but in fact it’s 4 degrees.

The most widespread aspect of non brand binoculars is the magnification power of binoculars.

Very often in the description of non brand binocular it’s said its magnification power is for example 8x but in reality it’s 6x or 7x or even less powerful.

Or it is said magnification 15x but in fact it is 10x or 12x.

How then can you find out if your chosen binocular corresponds to its description? There are generally two ways:

1. Going to a shop and testing out binoculars
2. Look for Amazon customer reviews. It will help you a lot to find the best non brand binoculars.
3. Read reviews on other blogs

Going to a shop is not always possible because it can be too far from you or maybe there are no optical shops in your area.

That’s why looking for customer reviews or reading reviews can be a good solution.

For example, there are some non brand binoculars on Amazon and they have very good ratings.

There are not many of them. Most are made of low quality materials and produce low quality image.

I have some binoculars on my “recommended binoculars” page.

I have listed brand binoculars.

Below you can see some non brand binoculars that have positive reviews.

 

POLDR 8×21 Small Compact Lightweight Binoculars
– Wide field of view
– Magnification power 8x
– BaK-4 prism
– 82% of customers are happy with the quality of the product
– Price: $14.99

 

 

 

 

 

Mini Compact Lightweight 8×21 Small Binoculars
– Wide field of view
– Magnification power 8x
– BK-7 prism
– Customer satisfaction: 85%
– Price: $9.79

 

 

 

 

 

Small Binoculars for Adults Compact – 8×21 Mini Lightweight Binoculars
– Wide field of view
– Magnification power 8x
– Prism type: BAK-4 roof prism
– Customer satisfaction: 96%
– Price: $15.99

 

 

 

 

Compact Binoculars for Adults/Kids, 10×25 HD Roof Prism Folding Binoculars
– Wide field of view
– Magnification power 10x
– BaK4 prism
– Customer satisfaction: 97%
– Price: $21.99

 

 

 

 

 

Binoculars for Adults Compact and High Powered – 10×25
– Wide field of view
– Magnification power 10x
– BaK-4 prism
– 97% Customer satisfaction
– Price: $30.97

 

 

 

 

 

ZoomX Binoculars for Adults. 10×42 Waterproof Lightweight Compact Binocular
– Wide field of view
– Magnification power 10x
– BaK-4 prism
– 100% Customer satisfaction
– Price: $81.99

 

 

 

 

 

Whew 10×42 Roof Prism Binoculars for Adults
– Wide field of view
– Magnification power 10x
– Prism type: BAK4
– 100% Customer satisfaction
– Price: $40.99

 

 

 

 

Artilection 10×42 wide angle Binoculars
– Wide field of view
– Magnification power 10x
– Prism type: BAK4
– 100% Customer satisfaction
– Price: $63.99

 

 

 

 

 

How are brand binoculars different from non brand?

Generally speaking brand binoculars manufactured by optical brand companies are made of high quality materials and using precision optical equipment and you can hardly find any defect in brand binoculars.

What you find in the description of branded binoculars 100% corresponds to their real quality.

Non brand binoculars very often come without any guarantee.

For example, the quality of BAK-4 prism used in most binoculars may not be of the same quality when it comes to brand or non brand binoculars.

The same applies to lens coatings which is highly important for the image quality produced by binoculars.

When you choose brand binoculars you know exactly what you pay for.

When you choose non brand you have to rely only on customer or product reviews.

 

Which binoculars to choose, brand or non brand?

Generally speaking, the best buck you spent is for brand products.

As I said, not all Chinese products are bad. There are good ones too.

The only difference is that when you choose brand binoculars you get 100% high quality optical instrument.

When you choose non brand you have to spend hours to read reviews on other blogs to find out if your chosen product is exactly what you pay for.

Plus brand binoculars come with a guarantee which is an important and positive aspect.

If you can spend around $100 then I recommend to choose brand binoculars.

If you are on a tight budget then choose from my recommended page.

There are some binoculars under $100 and the quality is good. I hope my article was helpful.

If you still unsure and not sure what to choose let me know and I will help you to find a good set of binocular depending on your budget.