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Bresser 10x50 Corvette binoculars

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Bresser’s Corvette 10x50s have been well regarded as a general purpose pair of binoculars for some years. And they have now undergone a thorough ‘makeover’, including significant modernisation, which makes them essentially a new model. When you first take the Corvette 10x50s out of the box, you’ll immediately notice the substantial feel. This is partly due to the weight, at 940g, but a lot of what is plastic on budget binoculars is metal on these. There is a selection of useful extras, including a nylon case, a 25cm-wide neck strap, a pair of tethered lens caps for the objective lenses, a tethered rain guard to protect the eyepieces, a microfibre cleaning cloth

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