High quality image stabilising binoculars from a big brand like Canon are likely on every binocular astronomer's wish list, but the price point may put would-be buyers off.
But Black Friday has become a good time to get a deal on a pair of binoculars, a camera or a telescope that might otherwise be beyond your budget.
Canon’s 12x36 IS III binoculars are 'image stabilising binoculars', which means they're equipped with technology that compensates for the shaking that occurs when observing the night sky without a mount.
It can be tricky to keep deep-sky objects in view, or to steadily pan across a target like the Pleiades open cluster.
I've you've experienced either of these things, image stabilisation could be for you.
Get a Black Friday reduction on this pair from £739.99 to £679 via Amazon, or buy from Clifton Cameras, Camera World and Wex.
If you're in the USA, you'll see a reduction from $633 to $599 on Amazon US
The retail giant Amazon is currently seeing a big reduction in price of these binoculars, and we've seen similarly good prices for the Canon 12x36 IS III on other online retailers.
During testing we got great views of the Pleiades open cluster, engaging the image stablisation and finding the image still and crisp, with fainter stars becoming more visible.
That image stabilisation also helped extract structural detail from the Orion Nebula.
We observed Jupiter’s Galilean moons when Callisto and Europa were each 40 arcseconds from Ganymede, with satisfying results.
In all, we found these an amazing pair of binoculars to use, and the image stablisation was the icing on the cake.
Have a look at the Black Friday Canon 12x36 IS III deals and see whether this pair is for you.
These binoculars appear on our list of the best binoculars for astronomy and stargazing. Find out more by reading our full Canon 12x36 IS III binoculars review.
Canon 12x36 IS III binoculars 5 best features
- Super Spectra multicoatings
- Porro Type II prisms
- Objective lens focusing
- Batteries
- Good interpupillary distance range
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