8x42/10x42/10x50/12x50/12x56/15x56 APO Binoculars

For the price, can't be beat. Do wish the eyecups were tapered like traditional eyecups.

I had to use Sky Rover's Lifetime Warranty to exchange my first 12x50 SRBC for a replacement due to artifacts inside the lenses which they took care of within a two week total turnaround period including international shipping both ways via prepaid FedEd international return shipping label they provided. The replacement doesn't have such defects which I appreciate.

I recently had returned a brand new top of the line (made in JAPAN) Leupold BX5 Santiam 12x50 ($1199.99) for refund after comparing it side by side to my $609 + $50 shipping 12x50 Skyrover Banner Cloud APO (the replacement I received under warranty).

The SRBC no doubt literally smoked the top of the line $1200 Leupold BX5 Santiam in sheer optical quality and performance with literally zero CA under normal viewing conditions compared to plenty of noticeable CA with the overpriced (IMHO) Leupold and overall quality of build (construction) and really smooth and consistent functioning focus knob feel were in fact much better with the SRBC.

They are also noticeably clearer and brighter than my Vortex Razor HDs and almost as clear/sharp as my larger Abbe Konig Razor UHDs.

If you're undecided on whether or not to spend $500 to $600 on a Nikon Monarch M7 or on a Vortex Viper HD or even a Razor HD next time they go on sale at Cabela's for $499 or cheaper, the SRBCs are noticeably optically superior and I have personally owned all of them already.

The ScoopX UHDs are second best in bang for your buck for as cheap as $115 currently if you don't quite have enough money to buy a SRBC but the SRBCs are better and are actually worth the price difference. Do a search on reddit to find them for cheap.

Buy the Banner Cloud APOs directly from here unless you want to spend more money buying them from elsewhere.

During the buying and shipping process they were in constant communication unlike SVBony who screwed both me and a good friend of mine over and outright refused to make things right after they already got our money which gives buying direct from China a really bad name and good luck with SVBony if you receive a damaged or broken or wrong item you paid for. At least Sky Rover in China takes care of their customers based on my own first hand experience dealing with them on a warranty issue.

I am not personally affiliated with Sky Rover nor do I receive any compensation from them for posting this honest review based on my own first hand experience.

I paid regular price plus shipping for all of the SRBCs I purchased from this website.

Very high-performing optics, a pleasure to use. Let's hope the mechanics hold up well over time too.

Short story... customer service A+, shipping A+, binocular A+.

Long story... I placed my order with SkyRover and within 48 hours received an email that included not just a Pass inspection report on the mechanics and optical collimation, but a 10 second video of the 8x42 banner cloud binocular that was to be shipped out. In my 20 years of ordering products from Germany, India, and China I've never experienced this level of detail before shipping.
Binocular arrived 6 days later in Kentucky. First light that night (that rarely happens!) along with my much loved Nikon Monarch 7 8x42. I'm an amateur astronomer first and a bird watcher second. Objects that night were comet A3, milky way dust lanes, Andromeda galaxy, double cluster, and Pleiades cluster. The banner cloud binocular showed a brighter image, dimmer stars, more contrast, and a larger view than the Monarch 7. What was truly exceptional was the overall view. The sky rover reminded me of my favorite eyepiece, the 31mm Nagler. Extremely flat field and very comfortable to sit and gaze. As expected the edge of the field showed slight distortion.... but I've never seen any wide field optical system give pinpoint stars at the edge. Just like the 31mm Nagler.

I had the sky rover mounted on a tripod so the extra weight isn't an issue, and I will probably use my Monarch 7 for long birding walks.

But this banner cloud is a real keeper! I hope they manufacture an 8x56 banner cloud in the future.

I actually bought a Nikon Monarch M7 8x42 just because you stated it's superior to the Banner Cloud APO 8x42 which I currently own and NO it's not superior to the SkyRover. In fact the SRBCs are in fact IMHO optically superior compared to both of my Nikon Monarch HGs which I currently own.

I bought all 4 of the SRBCs and honesy feel they're the best affordable made in China Binoculars that money can possibly buy second to the ScoopX UHDs a close second value wise.

I also own all 7 of the Swarovski NL Pures including their brand new 52s and there is a reason they cost $3000.00 more money than the SRBCs it's their glass.

I sell ScoopX UHD binoculars for $115 plus shipping but if you can afford to pay for the Banner Clouds I say go for it.

I also and have a subreddit binocularsadvice check it out

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