Tasco Essentials 8×21 Binocular
- Outstanding compact, lightweight performance
- Rubber-armored housing absorbs shock and protects them from bumps and bruises
- Great for hiking, backpacking or bicycle touring
- Magnification: 8x
- Objective lens: 21mm
Product Description
Ultra-light binoculars offer outstanding compact performance with rugged, rubber armor ideal for hiking, backpacking or bicycling. Features fully coated optics for brightness, 8X magnification with 21mm objective lens, rubber fold-down eyecups for eye relief. Designed to fold down into itself to become even more compact. Includes carrying case. Limited lifetime warranty.... More >>
Tasco Essentials 8x21 Binocular
I purchased these from amazon due to the very high ratings compared to other similarly priced binoculars. What a waste of money.
Magnification works cleanly for about 100 yards, blurry after that. What a shame, considering they advertise 383 feet. Adjustment round is stiff and difficult to turn. I have to take them away from my eyes and really work at them to focus, so a lot of guess and check. This makes the binoculars useless for finding a close bird fast, which is about the only thing you could use these for. Only use I could see is opera glasses or for peeping at your neighbors.
Rating: 1 / 5
According to most of the other reviews, these are a great little pair of binoculars for the money. However, I found it very difficult to get them in focus because I wear glasses. Maybe I just don’t kow how to adjust them properly, but I found them rather inadequate. Better instructions for novice users would have been a lot more helpful. I bought them for use at the opera, but I’m just not sure they will be very helpful.
Rating: 1 / 5
These binoculars have reasonable magnification and optics. But the quality of construction is poor. I am especially disappointed by the diopter setting mechanism. It is supposed to turn only by a certain angle but because the upper rotating cap was only glued on by a weak glue to the inner barrel, it now turns endlessly without any hindrance. So it is impossible to maintain the same diopter setting across uses.
Rating: 3 / 5
I got these for my son. I had bought a pair of binoculars for him at Christmas and his sister broke them. They were cheap plastic, but fun for him. I then went looking for a replacement. These were a couple bucks more and are 10x the quality. I would definately recommend them for camping/ sporting events.
Rating: 5 / 5
My husband and I always sit in the first balcony at the Schuster Center, Dayton, Ohio. We wanted to see the stage better. We are delighted to have such a good view for such a sweet price!
Rating: 5 / 5