Mine dropped off the bed onto a carpeted floor and I was so upset seeing double really badly. Was ready to trash them and then found your secret to aligning them to perfection. Thanks!
This video helped me a lot. I had just asked the seller to give me another binos, but I knew they didn't have stock so wasn't happy about waiting for them to get a new shipment God knows when. So looked, catched this video, and tried it. With a precision screwdriver, collimated just the left tube, quarter of a clockwise turn on the outside-up screw, quarter of a anticlockwise turn on the inside screw, as I have heard those are complimentary and if you screw both on the same direction, the prism housing could be set loose, or the prism could be broken or nicked. It had before vertical miscollimation, the left tube was pointing a little upward with respect to the left tube. So those movements pointed the prism downward perfectly for what I needed, getting in line with the right tube. Cancelled the request, I'm keeping these binoculars and they are perfect now, checked on the night sky with open clusters. Want to add that what one does with this tweeking, is called "conditional collimation" and it works on the set interpupillary distance you had when adjusting. Therefore, it could show miscollimation with another person whose eyes are more widely or closely separated than you. But anyway, it's so easy to adjust, and I feel much confident with it by fixing it now, that it's an interesting alternative to weigh in, instead of waiting for another set that could also be miscollimated (the problem is quality control and rough shipping, I bet the Pro version hasn't this problem on this high level).
@@Blasphemy117 yes thank you that is what I discovered while actually trying to do it
3 месяца назад+1
@@DataSmithy Thank you for your question, it answered the question i had as well. How are your bino's working for ya now? I just took mine out on a cool night to see the Hunter's Moon. A beautiful spectacle from the northern hemisphere at the moment but with the culmination issue, i could only look through one side properly. Will be making corrections tomorrow in the daylight.
I appreciate the video. I tried collimating these and it made little difference. The only way they function properly is by "closing" each side so the eyepieces are as close as possible to each other, which alleviates the collimation to an extent, but makes using them comfortably far more difficult.
It sounds like they are a good product when they are aligned correctly. Ive seen a few videos now that talk about Celestron and the colimation issues . Its good that they are easy to fix . Some compact binoculars are sealed up and dont seem to have any way of resetting colimaton as the case is hard and has no way of prising it off to get at the lenses or prisms
Got as a gift last week. There really gd I'm west of Scotland sky's are clear just now Think I seen Venus lastnight sky was full of stars Oris s belt been clear for wks Would recommend. The cover for eye lens a bit flimbsey but Other than that impressed 💪
I have just ordered this Clestrone Skymaster 15×70 after watching all reviews. I believe this is good for sky watching and terrestrial view as well. I have no idea if incase collimation thing happens. Help me for this. Thank you for the video.
Thank You for the video. I was going to toss my set into the bin. Why do they make them so poor in the first place? I can use them as monoculars so that's why I didn't dump them. I'll definately try out your solution! :-)
Nice informative video. Not all binoculars have adjusting or collimating screws.
3 месяца назад
Not to take the piss, but in his description, he did specify that it was for celestron 15x70 binos. Mine are 25x100 (celestron brand) and the instructions were fitting for them as well. Hope you have luck with yours.
I just bought a pair of those. Great binoculars I will never sell them. Not as impressed with my 25 x 70. More difficult to focus. And the views were not any better. My 15 x 70 were in perfect collimation. Not sure about the 25 x 70. My 15 x 70 are great for taking to the river and watch, barges, boats etc. They excellent for doing that.
I have a celestron 15-35x70 I want to clean it inside but iam not opening the barrel it's fixed some kind of gum please help me to open this binacular or I am not happy for this binacular it's my fast costly binacular but lens quality is good but service is big problem this binacular
Multi coated yes. Don’t know about the pro version, but I use these mainly for astronomy.
3 месяца назад
@@robmayor8922 Hi Rob, I know this is a very old comment, so pardon me for digging it up, did you have, or do you know of issues with the right bino being completely out of focus? Could this be a culmination issue as well? My left will focus (with the center adjustment) but my right will not even come close. Mine are celestron as well, 20x80 i think.
Hi. For focus, first look through the binocs and close your right eye. Turn the center focus ring until the image is in sharp focus using your left eye only. Then open your right eye and close your left eye. Holding the right eyepiece, rotate it until the image comes into sharp focus using your right eye only. hat should fix your issue. Hope this helped you, cheers.
Good to know, but if they came like that take them back to the store and have them collimate them for you. When you buy a binocular it should be ready to use.
@@robmayor8922 Since when? I have several pairs of binoculars from small to giant that I have used over the years. I never had any problems, and I never heard of anyone in my astronomy groups have issues with this. Always try them out before you leave the store and stay away from cheap binoculars.
@@julianparks8485 if they are being shipped, then you aren't able to try them in the store are you? It's quite easy for them to be knocked out. You say 'stay away from cheap binoculars' but not everybody has the luxury of being able to buy expensive gear and so go for the best they can afford to enjoy their hobby. This is a simple way to correct the collimation which for many may be preferable to going through a return shipping process.
As an aside I think the 'avoid all cheap gear' mentality in astronomy is really unfortunate. We would all love to have the most expensive kit but it's not possible and this way of thinking excludes many from the hobby as they don't think they can enjoy it without spening £££££. Is it really worth it for someone with a passing interest to spend hundreds on a pair of binos they may only use a few times a year?
@@robmayor8922 I've ordered several pairs of binoculars and had them shipped to me. None were defective. If they had been, the seller gave you time to try them and return them if they were defective or not what you wanted.
merhaba yeni bir çift aldım 25x70 bazen çift görüyorum istediğim birleşmeyi alamıyorum gibi emin değilim ama bu coalimasyon sorunumudur bazen çift görüyorum mesela çatıda 3 adet baca var ben 4 adet görüyorum gibi sizce bu nedir kafam karıştı
Hello! I received my skymaster 15x70 binos 3 days ago. I dont see double image with it, but after using it for a while i have dry eyes and a little eyestrain. Can it be the same problem, that its out of collimation and how can i check it? Thanks for the answer!
I just fixed my binocs and now my wife thinks I'm a genius. Thank you brother!
Mine dropped off the bed onto a carpeted floor and I was so upset seeing double really badly. Was ready to trash them and then found your secret to aligning them to perfection. Thanks!
It worked for me. After a few years of not being happy and not using them, now only one image. Thanks.
This video helped me a lot. I had just asked the seller to give me another binos, but I knew they didn't have stock so wasn't happy about waiting for them to get a new shipment God knows when. So looked, catched this video, and tried it. With a precision screwdriver, collimated just the left tube, quarter of a clockwise turn on the outside-up screw, quarter of a anticlockwise turn on the inside screw, as I have heard those are complimentary and if you screw both on the same direction, the prism housing could be set loose, or the prism could be broken or nicked. It had before vertical miscollimation, the left tube was pointing a little upward with respect to the left tube. So those movements pointed the prism downward perfectly for what I needed, getting in line with the right tube. Cancelled the request, I'm keeping these binoculars and they are perfect now, checked on the night sky with open clusters.
Want to add that what one does with this tweeking, is called "conditional collimation" and it works on the set interpupillary distance you had when adjusting. Therefore, it could show miscollimation with another person whose eyes are more widely or closely separated than you. But anyway, it's so easy to adjust, and I feel much confident with it by fixing it now, that it's an interesting alternative to weigh in, instead of waiting for another set that could also be miscollimated (the problem is quality control and rough shipping, I bet the Pro version hasn't this problem on this high level).
Just purchased some and was testing them out, looking at the moon. I knew the issue wasn't my eyes! Thanks for the video, i will be adjusting them
What is the actual process for collimation? How do you know which screw to turn and how much?
I know this was weeks ago. But you just gotta play with it while looking. It took me about 15 mins to dial it in
@@Blasphemy117 yes thank you that is what I discovered while actually trying to do it
@@DataSmithy Thank you for your question, it answered the question i had as well. How are your bino's working for ya now? I just took mine out on a cool night to see the Hunter's Moon. A beautiful spectacle from the northern hemisphere at the moment but with the culmination issue, i could only look through one side properly. Will be making corrections tomorrow in the daylight.
I appreciate the video. I tried collimating these and it made little difference. The only way they function properly is by "closing" each side so the eyepieces are as close as possible to each other, which alleviates the collimation to an extent, but makes using them comfortably far more difficult.
Thank you for your video. It helped to solve my problem with a double image. 😊
Thank you very much. It works. Rotate on right ocular both screws to right the object goes left (25x70)
It sounds like they are a good product when they are aligned correctly. Ive seen a few videos now that talk about Celestron and the colimation issues . Its good that they are easy to fix . Some compact binoculars are sealed up and dont seem to have any way of resetting colimaton as the case is hard and has no way of prising it off to get at the lenses or prisms
you need to be looking with both eyes to see double vision while you are adjusting the screw(s) to fix it
Got as a gift last week.
There really gd I'm west of Scotland sky's are clear just now
Think I seen Venus lastnight sky was full of stars Oris s belt been clear for wks
Would recommend.
The cover for eye lens a bit flimbsey but
Other than that impressed 💪
I have just ordered this Clestrone Skymaster 15×70 after watching all reviews. I believe this is good for sky watching and terrestrial view as well. I have no idea if incase collimation thing happens. Help me for this. Thank you for the video.
Wow it worked! Thank you so much!
so with each ajustment how much to turn the screw? Also is really needed to do both sides?
Thank You for the video. I was going to toss my set into the bin. Why do they make them so poor in the first place? I can use them as monoculars so that's why I didn't dump them. I'll definately try out your solution! :-)
Thank you. Helpful to fix my bino.
Thank you. It helped me today.
lts really works guys. and thank you
Problem the glue that holds the prisms is super brittle and cracks in transit
Nice informative video. Not all binoculars have adjusting or collimating screws.
Not to take the piss, but in his description, he did specify that it was for celestron 15x70 binos. Mine are 25x100 (celestron brand) and the instructions were fitting for them as well. Hope you have luck with yours.
O celestron 10-30x50 é bom para ver paisagem distante ou o celestron 10x50 é melhor? Obrigado.
i hav zenith 20×50 binocular..
1.facing problem double vision , 2.seeing object multiple
how to solve
do reply please
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Celestron skymaster 15x70 or celestron skymaster 25x70 ? Which one is better for long distance?
If you are looking for long the 25x70 is better. But to get stable image you should put it on the tripod
I just bought a pair of those. Great binoculars I will never sell them. Not as impressed with my 25 x 70. More difficult to focus.
And the views were not any better. My 15 x 70 were in perfect collimation. Not sure about the 25 x 70.
My 15 x 70 are great for taking to the river and watch, barges, boats etc. They excellent for doing that.
Worth of Buying?
I think they are great 👍
i have had it for 3-4 years now. it is great, but to me little heavy. i can only use 30 sec at a time. May be i am too weak tho. i recommend it.
Do both lenses have collimation screws, or just the right one?
Both.
@@robmayor8922 thanks, i just got a pair of these (used) and sure enough they need collimation. Very helpful video, thank you so much!
I have a celestron 15-35x70 I want to clean it inside but iam not opening the barrel it's fixed some kind of gum please help me to open this binacular or I am not happy for this binacular it's my fast costly binacular but lens quality is good but service is big problem this binacular
Hi, how to open objective lense? Mine has fungus on it
Hai, Dear...
Is this fully multi coated? And how is the new Pro version of this same type. Which one is good for astronomy?
Multi coated yes. Don’t know about the pro version, but I use these mainly for astronomy.
@@robmayor8922 Hi Rob, I know this is a very old comment, so pardon me for digging it up, did you have, or do you know of issues with the right bino being completely out of focus? Could this be a culmination issue as well? My left will focus (with the center adjustment) but my right will not even come close. Mine are celestron as well, 20x80 i think.
Hi. For focus, first look through the binocs and close your right eye. Turn the center focus ring until the image is in sharp focus using your left eye only. Then open your right eye and close your left eye. Holding the right eyepiece, rotate it until the image comes into sharp focus using your right eye only. hat should fix your issue. Hope this helped you, cheers.
When i focus distance object images appear double but near images is very sharp and clear is it the collimation problem??
Sounds like focus to me. You need to focus for each eye. Good explanation here www.birdwatching.com/optics/diopter_set.html
Thank you!
Good to know, but if they came like that take them back to the store and have them collimate them for you. When you buy a binocular it should be ready to use.
It's pretty common to have this happen in shipping.
@@robmayor8922 Since when? I have several pairs of binoculars from small to giant that I have used over the years. I never had any problems, and I never heard of anyone in my astronomy groups have issues with this. Always try them out before you leave the store and stay away from cheap binoculars.
@@julianparks8485 if they are being shipped, then you aren't able to try them in the store are you? It's quite easy for them to be knocked out. You say 'stay away from cheap binoculars' but not everybody has the luxury of being able to buy expensive gear and so go for the best they can afford to enjoy their hobby. This is a simple way to correct the collimation which for many may be preferable to going through a return shipping process.
As an aside I think the 'avoid all cheap gear' mentality in astronomy is really unfortunate. We would all love to have the most expensive kit but it's not possible and this way of thinking excludes many from the hobby as they don't think they can enjoy it without spening £££££. Is it really worth it for someone with a passing interest to spend hundreds on a pair of binos they may only use a few times a year?
@@robmayor8922 I've ordered several pairs of binoculars and had them shipped to me. None were defective. If they had been, the seller gave you time to try them and return them if they were defective or not what you wanted.
merhaba yeni bir çift aldım 25x70 bazen çift görüyorum istediğim birleşmeyi alamıyorum gibi emin değilim ama bu coalimasyon sorunumudur bazen çift görüyorum mesela çatıda 3 adet baca var ben 4 adet görüyorum gibi sizce bu nedir kafam karıştı
Hello! I received my skymaster 15x70 binos 3 days ago. I dont see double image with it, but after using it for a while i have dry eyes and a little eyestrain. Can it be the same problem, that its out of collimation and how can i check it? Thanks for the answer!
Hi, doesn't sound like a collimation issue, perhaps you are best seeing an optician?
i found they made my bumhole itch..
Thank you!