The central focussing wheel, like the eye-cups looks like it is made from a hard plastic and is then covered in a soft rubber coating with large grooves cut into it for styling and to help with grip.

These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. They responded the next day and said the best Carson for my needs would be the VP 10x42 for less shake while hand holding.As mentioned earlier, Carson have used some excellent quality optical components and coatings on these 3D Series TD-042ED Binoculars. The colors that are produced look and feel nice and natural, unlike the artificial tints that you sometimes find on cheaper binoculars. The amount of softening of the image right at the edge of the view of these bins is extremely minimal and is only noticeable if you are really looking for it. Whether you're hiking through rugged terrain or taking them on a boating trip, you can be confident that these binoculars will remain in excellent condition. There's a lot of beautiful things that God created in this world for us to look at and I got an amazing product to do just that!

Generally speaking, the better the aberrations are controlled the cleaner and brighter the image will appear. They gushed about these and with good reason - it's easy to drop hundreds on a pair of binoculars, but the only things that really matter are the optics and the collimation (adjustment of each optical train as it is seen by each eye and how hard the brain has to work to resolve it into a unified image. With their rugged, waterproof design, The VP Series Binoculars are built to withstand even the toughest weather conditions.The Carson RD Series 10x42mm Open-Bridge Binocular is the perfect observation tool for sporting events in the nosebleeds, nature hikes and everything in between. The harness straps are adjustable and made from heavy-duty elastic and the tension from the elastic adds stability when using the binocular and I found them very comfortable to use.