Product Description

Bushnell PowerView binoculars are the best of both worlds, combining contemporary styling and design with traditional Bushnell quality and durability. A variety of styles and features appeals to a wide range of observers from students of nature to concertgoers. Outstanding light transmission through fully coated optics ensures bright, crisp clear viewing. The easy to hold and easy to use aspect of these binoculars also converge to make Bushnell PowerView an excellent value for the general and outdoor use. Standard-size models feature InstaFocus for fast and easy focus on a moving target.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #7141 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Bushnell
• Model: 13-1650C and 13-1650
• Dimensions: 4.30" h x 7.90" w x 11.80" l, 1.90 pounds

Features

• Porro-prism binocular with 16x magnification and 50mm objective diameter
• Multicoated optics guarantee superior light transmission and brightness
• Patented 1-touch InstaFocus system holds your subject in sharp focus
• Nonslip rubber armor absorbs shock; 35-foot close focusing distance
• 182-foot field of view at 1,000 yards; weighs 29 ounces; limited lifetime warranty

Amazon.com Product Description
Bushnell PowerView binoculars offer the best of both worlds, combining contemporary styling and design with traditional Bushnell quality and durability. This particular PowerView binocular offers a 16x magnification--among the most powerful in its class--and a 50mm objective diameter. The fully coated optics, meanwhile, guarantee superior light transmission and brightness, helping you see just about any target, whether you're searching for birds or trying to get a better view of the stage. And users will love the patented InstaFocus focusing system, which holds your subject in sharp focus with a touch of the fingertip. Additional features include a nonslip rubber armor housing that absorbs shock while providing a firm grip, a neck strap and a carrying case for easy transport, and 10mm of eye relief.

Specifications:

• Magnification: 16x
• Objective lens diameter: 50mm
• Size class: Standard
• Focus system: InstaFocus
• Prism system: Porro
• Prism glass: BK-7
• Lens coating: Multi
• Field of view @ 1,000 yards: 182 feet
• Close focus distance: 35 feet
• Exit pupil: 3.1mm
• Eye relief: 10mm
• Eyecups: Fold down
• Waterproof/fogproof: No
• Adapts to tripod: Yes
• Weight: 29 ounces
• Warranty: Limited lifetime

Amazon.com Product Description
The Bushnell 16x50 Powerview binoculars are easy to hold and easy to use for the general and outdoor user. They allow you to view an expanse of 182 feet from 1,000 yards away. The Bushnell Powerview 16x50 comes with soft rubber covering and the patented Insta-Focus focusing system. With Insta-Focus, a touch of the fingertip is all it takes to hold your subject in sharp focus. These binoculars come with a neck strap and carrying case.

From the Manufacturer
16 x 50mm 13-1650
One of the most powerful in their class, the 16x magnification allows for extreme distance viewing; multi-coated.

Travelers, nature observers and concert goers listen up: The PowerView series offers the largest line of Bushnell-quality, affordable binoculars. No matter what your purpose, you'll find a variety of magnifications, styles and sizes, and fully-coated optics for bright, vivid images. Standard-size models feature Insta-Focus for fast and easy focus on moving targets.

Like their roof prism relatives, the porro prism line-up provides great durability and performance in a "traditional" porro prism design. Compact to full-sized, the contemporary styling houses fully coated optics. Suffice to say, images are crisp, clear and bright – even in low light. Affordable for any and all interested in magnifying life to its fullest.

Features:

• Multi-coated optics for superior light transmission and brightness
• Non-slip rubber armor absorbs shock while providing a firm grip
• Contemporary styling

Customer Reviews

most bang for the buck
Great binoculars, got them for christmas and I've been exploring the moon, the Pleiades (I can see more than 50 stars in that cluster alone (barely 6 without the binoculars). Can see Mars, Jupiter and even its moons. I can read newspaper headlines from 50 yards away and car's licenseplate from 400-500 yards away.
I would like even more magnification for what I like to do (star gazing and nature watching), but there just isn't anything out there for a price anywhere close to what I paid for these ... at Walmart) that has this magnification and is as compact and easy to cary.
ONE MAJOR THING TO WATCH OUT - the strap is a piece of junk and it can come undone while you're carrying them. It happened to me and they dropped and got damaged. I'm getting another pair and putting my on my own strap (a sturdier one).
WARNING #2 - this is not for people with unsteady hands (I don't have that problem), you can however mount them on a tripod, which I did and it works great.

Incredible value for birders, astronomers, etc.
I am an avid birder as well as a star-lover. These binoculars are incredible! I have them on my table at all times to watch birds with, and they go with me on any hike or camping trip I take.

The initial setup is super-easy, and once you do that, they are some of the best I've used for tracking down and focusing on a moving object. A quick finger-toggle slides the focus for you without losing track of what you're looking at. I've in fact bought many sets of these binoculars for friends and family as gifts because they were so useful for me, and now I have a wide following addicted to these binoculars.

The image of course is fantastic, well lit and good sized!

If you have any sort of interest in nature, astronomy, sports, or just about anything else which involves viewing objects at a distance, these are definitely the binoculars to try. You won't be disappointed.

This is what is meant by the term - User Friendly!
These binoculars are the easiest to use of any I have ever tried. The initial setting directions are simple to follow and then you can instantly change the focus from far to near with finger tip ease. We live on a lake and use them for bird watching. I can focus on a bird at our feeder and then watch it flying all the way to its nest. I just touch the instant focus feature with my finger and do not have to take my eyes off it. I can watch a bird across the lake with the same ease. You do not feel like you need an engineering degree to be able to use these binoculars to their fullest potential. What a concept! Something that is easy to use and does what it's supposed to do at an affordable price!