Pentax 8,5 x 21 Papilio Fernglas

alaTest has collected and analyzed 90 user reviews of Pentax 8,5 x 21 Papilio Fernglas from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.8/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.4/5 for other Binoculars on Amazon.co.uk. Reviews about the size and design are overall positive. The price and usability are also appreciated.

alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 user reviews of Pentax 8,5 x 21 Papilio Fernglas from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.1/5 for other Binoculars on Amazon.com. Reviewers really like the price. The usability is also mentioned favorably, but there are some less positive opinions about the reliability.

The Pentax Papilio 8.5x21 binoculars can zoom in on your prey (or, you know, just the countryside) with impressive skill, offering 8.5x magnification, as well as a 50cm close focus, 21mm lens. They came out tied for top in our Iceland group test -...

Handy gadget

These binoculars are slightly larger than they would be if they didn't provide close focus, but the close focus does indeed work as advertised and the image is sharp and bright at all distances. It's amazing they will focus as close as they do. They...

The binoculars were more than I had anticipated. Very clear, and easy to use light weight. You can take them with you everywhere.

As stated in many reviews, these have excellent close focus. They are very good for insects, plants and other close subjects. The 7.5 degree FOV is very good, as is the 56mm IPD. However the 15mm Eye Relief is a bit tight for glasses wearers, and the...

This magnification is easier to hand-hold than the 8X, and the close focus opens up a new world. Great update to the previous similar model, which I enjoyed for many years until it was stolen.

Used for bird watching by my wife and is delighted by its easy handling

I first used these on a trip to Mexico and loved looking at insects and spiders close-up with them. They work great and you can be much closer than with regular binocs. I bought these to use with an aquarium to look closely at various creatures in...

This is a supplement to Allan Ostling's epinions review which covers them pretty well and in my view accurately. He has two reviews which are more or less identical and probably he is reviewing the lower power 6.5x binocs. I opted for the higher power...

At work today a fellow rocket engineer asked me if I had a magnifier. I usually have some sort of lens in my office. He wanted to inspect some instrumentation hardware on which he suspected a fault. I said sure, reached into my briefcase, and handed...