TASCO Essentials 10x50 WA, Zip Focus Binocular

Well, I found out. Like with all things, you get what you pay for. And what I got for $20 was a $20 pair of binos. I'm VERY glad I didn't pay the "everyday" price for these or I'd have been pretty upset.As others have reported, the eye pieces are loose. Not that there's a screw loose, or they're not fully seated as a manufacturing defect, but rather this is a DESIGN defect. They are attached as they were designed, but the eyepieces (including the entire lens assembly) is loose. As a result, they will not hold the right eyepiece focus. You have to adjust this EVERY time you pick them up because they are so loose the eyepiece moves readily just from handling.Also, the field of focus is quite long. The CLOSEST object I can focus on is 40 feet. Not bad if you're scouting for moose in the Klondike, but not very useful if you're watching hummingbirds in the back yard.Lens caps are also quite loose. This bino does not come with a case, only a neck strap. And I find my lens caps randomly dropping off quite frequently.My final complaint is the sealed clamshell poly packaging. Difficult to open and impossible to preserve the integrity of the packaging. Doesn't Amazon have some kind of policy that was supposed to eliminate this type of packaging?It's not ALL bad though... the center zip focus seems to work well. It's firm and smooth. Overall design is aesthetic. Rubber coating is comfortable in the hand and grips well, even with wet hands. Weight is moderate. Not the lightest pair I've ever had, but not overwhelmingly heavy either.In summary, if you're looking for a good pair for years of service, probably should pass on these. If you're just looking for a cheap pair for very casual use, maybe for $20 flash sale price, give these a shot. I think these are ideally suited for older children and very casual users. Great gift under the tree for that 12 year old's first hunting trip for example.For me, I'm stuck with them, but will keep shopping for a pair that may cost a few more bucks, but will deliver better quality as well.

Ok so you're not getting the most super durable quality made product, but for the money it's a pretty nicely made binocular. The rubber eye caps work well and are comfortable. The main focus is sturdy and feels well made, it was easy to get in focus things from about 20' and beyond. Like watching the birds in the feeder at the backyard tree was easy to focus on and was super clear. It comes with a neckstrap, 4 slightly flexible plastic lens caps and a harder lens cap holder for the front, so if you use this you'll have to adjust your eye width each time you use this as it's a hard plastic. It also comes with a soft carrying case which is just good enough and a small lens cloth. But overall for the price, i dont think you can beat it.

I am NOT a very experienced binocular user. I've used three pair in my life counting these. That said, these were comfortable on my eyes, with a very impressive depth of field. Things looked very dimensional and clear. They were a great match for my father, who is in his 60's and a casual birdwatcher and taker of nature walks. These are large-ish, and look very professional and handsome. They seem to be made of sturdy materials. I just gifted these to him this week, and I will update if anything goes wrong with them, but my first impression is that they seem to be an EXCELLENT value.

I needed an affordable pair of binoculars (binos) for surveillance and with my profession, we are not made of money. Amazon is the only place I will by the non-name brand items. This is because of the product reviews. Amazon as usual, has not let me down with these binos. They are affordable and I have not had a problem with them. It is easy to focus and the view through them is extremely clear. All my co-workers were hesitant when I told them I bought “Tasco Binos.” When they looked at the quality of the binos and the distance you can see with them, their opinions changed. We all like that the binos are coated with rubber. VERY durable and they appear to be very well made. Before buying these binos on Amazon, I would never expect to get a good pair of binos for under 40 dollars. Well… I am here to saw these binos are GREAT and worth every affordable penny. I don’t care what country they were made in, this is an awesome pair of binos and I recommend them to anyone.

I remeber as a child having a 50mm tasco telescope and truth be told i loved that thing. It was on a alt/az wooden mount and the optics were great for what it cost back in the 90s. I also remeber having Tasco 8x21 folding roof prism binoculars when i was a kid. I use to take them everywhere with me and they too where surprisingly good litte binos. I remeber going to my first Alabama football game in 2001 and using those little binoulars. Felt like i was on the field with thoose binos and the image was crisp and clear. Fast forward to 2013 and it has now become clear that Tasco is not what it was 15 years ago. I have an old pair of telstar precision optics 7x50 binoculars that have now finally worn out after 50 years. So needing a new pair i thought why not go back to that company that spawned so many good child hood memories. I bought these for mainly astronomy and casual bird watching. I even got a tripod adaptor for use with my telescope tripod. I recieved my order promptly but was unable to use the binoculars that day due to rain. The next afternoon i took them out at sunset. As soon as i placed them up to my eyes i noticed 2 hair line fractures in the prism on the right side. There was also one significant stress fracture that was large enough to scatter incoming light. Turns out that due to the fractures in the glass they are worthless for night time viewing due to light scatter. I decided to give Tasco another chance and Amazon sent a replacement in 48 hours. The replacement was defective as well, due to mis collimation of the prisms. I was unable to adjust the indiviual eye strength on that side for my eyesight. I got dizzy from trying all i could to adjust them so i gave up. Sadly Tasco is no longer a brand that i will ever buy again. I did like the design, ease of use but bad quality control.

Me los compré como mis primeros prismáticos astronómicos. Para las estrellas necesitas trípode, porque los brazos se mueven y hacen que veas luz temblorosa. Cuesta centrar, aunque tampoco pesan mucho. Para la luna casi también, pero si aguantas la respiración y dejas de moverte la visión es mágica. Muy nítido y buen enfoque. Me encanta este aspecto. Me puedo estar 30 minutos mirando la luna.Lleva la rueda de ajuste para un ojo, y la rueda de enfoque general. Y están perfectamente colimados como se dice en el argot, cosa que me preocupaba de otras marcas como Celestron (colimados es que cuando lo graduas bien se ve perfecto con los dos ojos, visión única, no doble). Viene con tapas para ambas lentes (traseras y frontales) pero sin cordoncillos, aunque difícil perderlas porque se ajustan muy bien.Para visión diurna es espectacular, aunque deforma mucho los objetos por los bordes, pero tampoco te fijas. No molesta ni importa. El producto es robusto y viene con una funda semirídida y tiras para colgártelos. Muy contento con ellos, repetiría la compra!

Para un uso diurno, la sensación incial fue que el enfoque tenía muy poco recorrido, sólo veía bien al llegar a su límite, así como el compensador de dioptrías. Inicialmente pensé en devolverle pero como complemento al 8x56 para uso nocturno me vale.

Crisp and clean visionCan't focus at less than 40 feet, so watching the bird feeder from the kitchen is not it's ideal use :)An acceptable basic binocular for use in a cool and dry environment; my first use was when I was hot and sweaty and the ocular immediately fogged up.

Ottimo rapporto qualità/prezzo.Materiali buoni e ben assemblato.Soddisfacente la luce e la portata.Ha la filettatura per avvitare un riduttore per il cavalletto.

Le doy 3 estrellas porque lo noto un poco falto de calidad de visión en proximidad.En cuanto a profundidad de foco es bastante buena.Por precio y resultados es una buena opción de compra.