Tag : helios

Helios Apollo 10.5×70 Ms Observation Binoculars by Helios

Helios Apollo 10.5x70 MS Observation BinocularsHelios Apollo 10.5×70 Ms Observation Binoculars
Designed for medium-to-long-range terrestrial and astronomical observations, the Helios Apollo 10.5×70 MS Observation Binoculars are waterproof, nitrogen-filled, and shockproof due to the all-metal body construction. Featuring BAK-4 prisms, the binoculars have a multi-coated optical system that allows for 92% light transmission and distortion-free images. The long eye-relief and fold-down rubber eyecups make these binoculars suitable for spectacle-wearers, and the tripod mounting bush and threaded eyepiece units allow users to modify and accessorise as needed. Supplied with a padded carrying case.

Price: £349.00

Buy Now from Warehouse Express

Helios Apollo 7×50 Ms Observation Binoculars by Helios

Helios Apollo 7x50 MS Observation BinocularsHelios Apollo 7×50 Ms Observation Binoculars
Designed for low light terrestrial observations and astronomy, the Helios Apollo 7×50 MS Observation Binoculars are waterproof, nitrogen-filled, and shockproof due to the all-metal body construction. Featuring BAK-4 prisms, the binoculars have a multi-coated optical system that allows for 92% light transmission and distortion-free images. The long eye-relief and fold-down rubber eyecups make these binoculars suitable for spectacle-wearers, and the tripod mounting bush and threaded eyepiece units allow users to modify and accessorise as needed. Supplied with a padded carrying case.

Price: £259.00

Buy Now from Warehouse Express

Helios 20/40×100 Quantum-5 Observation Binoculars by Helios

Helios 20/40x100 Quantum-5 Observation BinocularsHelios 20/40×100 Quantum-5 Observation Binoculars
Top-quality 20x/40×100 waterproof observation binocular with individual eyepiece focussing, designed for long-range terrestrial and astronomical observations. Incorporating oversized BAK-4 prisms and a fully broadband multi-coated optical system. Top quality doublet objective lenses. Supplied with two pairs of eyepieces. Eyepieces are angled at 45°, offering excellent versatility for both terrestrial and astronomical viewing. Features carrying handle, built-in lens hoods and tripod adaptor. High quality precision all metal construction. Supplied in foamlined Aluminium storage/carrying case.

Price: £1193.00

Buy Now from Warehouse Express

Helios Nature Sport 7×50 Binoculars Review

Helios Naturesport BinocularsI already have a rather large pair of 15×70 binoculars. These are fine and give you a great view, but sometimes too much magnification, that you don’t know where you are in the sky. Plus they are also very heavy and you can’t keep them still in your hands for too long, they really need to be attached to a tripod.

So I wanted a pair of binoculars that were the complete opposite to the ones I have. So I went for the lowest power magnification I could find at 7x but I still wanted to gather a fair bit of light so went for 50mm objective lenses.

The Helios Nature sport 7×50 binoculars provided me with the specification I wanted, plus they were rubberised and quite light.

I did have a budget, but didn’t want a cheap pair as I am always worried about cheap binoculars and how they may easily go wrong. I paid £60 for the Helios Naturesport binoculars.

One of the major benefits was that these binoculars are ‘focus free’. There is no middle focuser on the binoculars. I think that’s a bonus, as that’s another part that can’t go wrong. The focus is fixed using a specially designed eyepiece that allows the image to be perfectly sharp from the near focus point of 20m to infinity.

I was amazed to see how these ‘focus free’ binoculars actually worked. When I bought them I only managed to look down a street in the daytime. But I was pleasantly surprised how sharp the view was to infinity and as close as 18m away.

The binoculars come with a padded carry case was well as end caps and cleaning cloth. They also have a binocular screw hole so you can connect them to a tripod if required.

The anti-reflection multi-coatings and BK7 optics (all lenses and prisms) deliver excellent light transmission and sharp high-contrast image replication.

So what are they like at night time for astronomy? Well, you can see Jupiter and its moons. You can easily see the Pleiades with a lot of sky around them. The moon is not that big but you can just make out the craters along the terminator. I would suggest more magnification if you want really good lunar views.

For an idea of what the field of view is like, you can fit the whole of Orion’s belt and sword into the field of view and make out the Orion Nebula.

The great thing is you don’t have to focus, just point them up to whatever you want and view! Easy.

Magnification: 7x
Brightness: 28.35
Twilight rate: 25.8
FOV: 114m @ 1000m,
Dimensions: 185 x 62 x 170mm
Weight: 780g
Close focus 15m

by Daniel Coe