Celestron 10X50mm UpClose G2 porro prism

I bought inexpensive ($25-29) Celestron 10x50 binoculars as a gift for my brother 10-12 years ago. He still has them and likes them. I checked them out before I shipped them to him, and and found them outstanding for the price. My husband and I own Canon 15x50 ISB's and 18x50 ISB's, Orion 20x80's (must be mounted), and Orion 10x50's (our first binos, one pair each, purchased for $75 about 20 years ago). I repeat, for the money, these Celestron "intro-binos" are a great value. That said, I'm ordering a couple more pairs today for outreach (lending to friends and neighbors. Should the optics somehow become damaged, I'm not out that much) . I'm trusting the Celestron trade name, that these 10x50's are pretty much the same as the ones I ordered years ago. I think they're GREAT for rank beginners, for kids strong enough to hold them (or to support their elbows on something solid), and for lending! (Posted on 7/8/2020)

10x50 binos might be my favorite balance of portability and aperture. The wide field of view makes for some incredible views of clusters and some brighter deep sky objects (Andromeda has an extra nice 'pop' the first time you see it in binos). You might eventually upgrade from these, but you'll probably always keep them on hand just in case. (Posted on 12/28/2018)

I got these binoculars along with my first telescope, to help me learn the skies. I enjoyed them so much that many nights I ended up just using the binoculars and left the telescope alone. I still remember when I first found Orion's great nebula. Since my first telescope was a narrow-view Maksutov (C90) on a manual mount, I would have had much more trouble finding things had I not gotten binoculars.
Two years, 5 telescopes and numerous eyepieces later, when use these binos I can see the optical flaws in them. I'm more aware of off-axis aberrations, and more critical of the look of stars, so now I realize that these are not the best for "critical observing" of the sky (there are more expensive ED glass binos for that), but I'm still glad I got these and still use them as navigation aids.
I also have the 7x35 UpCloseG2, and while this 10x50 is a little harder to hand-hold, the extra aperture makes it better to contemplate constellations since fainter stars become visible. (Posted on 11/15/2018)