Eagle Optics has a sale on the Audubon 8 x 25 reverse Porro compact binoculars which I thought was too good to pass up: http://www.eagleoptics.com/index.asp?pid=3530. ($42 versus $70 or more when not on sale). Just what I needed for something to take along on walks or in the car when I am not specifically birding and want something along just in case I see something. (I use my Vortex Vipers when I am birding).
So far, I have been generally quite pleased with them. Good build quality, very light, fits into jacket or trouser pocket, good eye relief, and even comes with a nifty case with a belt loop if you do not want to carry them in your pocket for some reason.
The only problem I have is that the optics seem slightly askew. If I look at something say 30 feet or closer, it seems in good focus and sharp. But if I look at things more distant, it seems difficult to get it into perfect focus (the object does not "pop into focus") and there seems to be a slight warping of the field of vision. It is still good enough to ID a bird certainly, but somewhat unsatisfying aesthetically. My question is, is this a sub-par sample which I might want to consider returning, or is it just something that one must put up with in a binocular in this price class.
Jim
I have looked at just a couple of Audubon brand products. My impression was that they were pretty mediocre.