Experience Nature Up Close with the Wingspan Optics FieldView 8X32 Compact Binoculars

John burnett: OK for spotting wildlife

United Kingdom on Oct 12, 2023

Paul Mack: As a serious birder, I typically use my Swarovski 12 x 50's when birding - with one exception - on my morning walks in my local cemetery. The goal there is more to walk than to bird and those 12 x 50's are heavy, so.... But I still bird on my walks (hate to waste the opportunity to get some data!) so have always used minis for this.

The Wingspans were to replace a pair of Eagle Optics minis that I lost and could not replace after Eagle Optics went out of business. That was a lucky break in a way (as much as I miss that company) because it led me to do some research. Unable to find any recent reviews of mini binoculars from a trusted source, I asked a good pal at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology if he had any recommendations for minis. He recommended the Wingspans.

After using mine for over 3 months now, I cannot recommend them highly enough. They really deserve a 6 stars given the price, which is at least $20 cheaper than the Eagle Optics pairs I'd purchased a decade ago and so much sharper and clearer than any of those several pair I had experience with. That they come with a lifetime guarantee and a 30-day money-back guarantee sure doesn't...

United States on Sep 15, 2020

Annie L.: Loved this product. Quite lightweight and compact, yet powerful.

Canada on Jul 31, 2019

Mudge the Otter: Reviewing these after having them in use for a couple of months.

For the money they seem to be a great choice. Image brightness & clarity is very good but does blur a tiny bit at the edges, although this isn’t a major problem. I’ve put the waterproofing to the test in some really bad weather & seen no issues here. They appear to be well made & robust & I’ve been very happy with them.

Some will be wondering & yes they’re made in China but, so were an Olympus set I checked out... At almost twice the price! Image quality wasn’t significantly better either.

United Kingdom on Nov 04, 2018

Bob Savard : Very clear and bright image

Canada on Oct 29, 2018

Kindle Customer: These Binoculars are EXCELLENT.
I wanted a pair that would switch from Football to Bird watching. Lightweight, rain proof, and great field of view.
wingspan has the RIGHT products and the right price for CLEAR, bright and easy to handle.
I dropped a star for the reason that the company is NOT clear on what options and choices.
I learned that they have like 6-8 different 8x32 ( a perfect power and lens size) PLENTY of magnification and bright,
I could see some grip and color choices, but really, was the optic all the same? NO, careful reading shows that one has a field of view of 362 ft , while another same size etc has a 414 ft. I would rather have had the wider one! For just a few oz more weight and a just few $ more.
Come on Wingspan, provide us a nice matrix for your wonderful products, show the features, and field of view, and other differentiating items, you put the work and marking into making them, so make it easy for us to find and decide, not to have a bit of buyer's remorse fining out a slightly better, or cheaper almost the same pair was available.
Until then, look closely. check the Specs on ALL the 8x32 choices. Such as the...

United States on Aug 25, 2017

Jim Ormerod: Excellent for the price. Though a little larger than the usual compact binoculars, the 32mm objectives mean that these binoculars are smaller and lighter than standard optics yet still have a pretty good performance in low light. Image is nice and clear and they feel quite rugged.

United Kingdom on Oct 29, 2016

Jeannie: I am SO thrilled with my new binoculars! I ordered the Compact 8x32’s. I’d call them semi-compact. Bigger (and much higher quality) than my super-compact pocket ones and yet perfect to take along in a bag or on a belt. I've had them a week and I've gotten familiar with them and had a chance to use them as well. They look great AND they show things at a distance well, crisp! They are comfortable to hold with an indentation in the nonslip finish for each thumb. I have a problem with the finish on, and eye cups of, many binoculars as most are latex. But these don't smell like tires and they don't bother me. And the eye cups do not fold down they twist up to allow for glasses. In the center, they adjust to the width between the eyes. And they have a right eye diopter which allows for the difference between most people's eyes, from each other. You use a dial type adjuster to focus the right eye first, then the main dial in the center to focus them for both eyes. *

They came with a neck strap that is nicer than most binoculars. They also have lens covers for both ends, the larger ones remain attached when removed from the lenses, and the ones over...

United States on May 17, 2016