Thoughts on Galileo Binoculars?

[Chris M]

I'd like to get zoom binoculars. I've been looking at the 10-22x50 Nikon Action bino's for some time, and just came across the Galileo 10-40x60 bino's. I couldn't find any reviews, and was wondering if any of you had any experience with them. They are about the same price as the Nikon zoom. I've heard nothing but praise for the Nikon so far...but with the larger objective lens, and the stronger zoom, I maya be persuaded to pick up the Galileo if it's any good.

Specs:
Nikon
Galileo

[timbercruiser]

When in doubt pertaining optics, go with a brand you know something about. I've never heard of Galileo, they may be very good, but I would get the Nikons.

[Chris M]

ORIGINAL: timbercruiser

When in doubt pertaining optics, go with a brand you know something about. I've never heard of Galileo, they may be very good, but I would get the Nikons.

This is precisely the reason I made the original post. They may be very good binoculars...I'm guessing probably not AS good as Nikon, but if they come close, or the average person (me) wouldn't notice minor differences, I'd like to get the Galileo because of the increased zoom...but I don't want to spend $150 to find out that I bought a piece of junk, either. Granted, with 60mm lenses, I'm sure these things are probably quite hefty.

From what I've been reading on Amazon.com reviews is that Galileo binoculars are designed for astronomy. I would think that if people are using them to get a good, close, clear look at the moon, planets, and other items in space, they'd probably do pretty well in the field. Obviously, they're designed to be used at night, so I'd think it's safe to assume that light transmission was a top priority to the designers of these optics.

If anyone has any experience with Galileo optics - good or bad - please let me know.

Thanks in advance.