TASCO Essentials 8-24x25 Zoom Binoculars for Birdwatching, Wildlife Viewing, and Sightseeing

Gibbler: Great optics and small.

Canada on Nov 03, 2023

dinosaur: After checking out what Walmart had, I shopped around on Amazon and found this at a cheaper price. I'll be field testing at my local rifle and pistol range, but so far no problems with focusing or zooming in and out. Installing the laynard did take me about 15 minutes to figure out...even with my college education. This will probably end up in one of my bug out bags...depending on field test I may get a couple more...looks great so far though.

United States on Dec 08, 2022

Marco Barrera: Funcionan bien y visión clara

Mexico on Nov 29, 2022

Kindle Customer: I had other compact binoculars, but they were made of pretty substantial plastic housing. Although they typically survived being tossed into the car pocket or my travel sack, I liked these Tasco units because the housing was stainless steel. I'm guessing they will survive better, and they work great. The size is just right for my face and eye distances. They focus easily, zoom effort works smoothly and stay focused.

United States on Oct 07, 2022

YC: Very light, well made, easy to operate, and bright enough in daylight or early evening and dawn. Excellent value for money.

United States on Sep 25, 2022

Cliente Amazon: Se ve descolimado y a mayor zoom, peor se ve. Tienes continuamente reajustar las dioptrias del ocular derecho, cada vez que tocas la palanca del zoom. Lo he devuelto la misma tarde que los he recogido.

Spain on Jan 11, 2022

William D.: I bought these (against the general recommendation) for the zoom functionality. The zoom is pretty awesome for what it is. In the end however, I was forced to return them because the field of view was just way to narrow. Even at minimum magnification you can only see a very small area (narrow field of view) which makes using these extremely uncomfortable - the image is always shaking and finding things is not easy. I compare them to a set of 10x Pentax binoculars in the same style I've had for a while. The Pentax set has a much wider field of view and is really much more comfortable to use. I will miss the high magnification provided with the zoom in this set, but honestly couldn't justify the purchase with all the crazy wobbliness at all zoom levels so back they went. The price was great however and, perhaps for a kid or if you REALLY want high zoom but narrow field of view, these might be okay. Mine came with lens caps for the eye pieces that didn't seem to attach to anything. Perhaps it was missing a piece or a strap to tie them to, I don't know. I can't speak for the optics as I don't have a $200 set to compare against - it was comparable to my Pentax set...

United States on Jul 09, 2020

97guns97guns: While I don’t own any high end binoculars I do have a pair of Bushnell 12x25 compact binoculars that I’m comparing side by side to these Tascos and there is no comparison. The Tasco glass is much brighter, clearer and crisper than the Bushnell, it’s so obvious that it really shows how poor the Bushnells are. Even at 8x the tasco seems stronger than the 12x Bushnell due to its clarity and brightness

United States on May 22, 2020

Francis Thompson: These are my first and probably only pair of zoom binoculars. They zoom between 8x and 24x. So, they are well made, look really good and have a snug but useful case.

I went to the Tasco website looking for a user guide and found a general user guide for their binoculars. It's more important than you realise to download this guide as they explain how to make diopter adjustments for different eye strengths. Specifically, set the zoom to max 24x, then using centre adjustment, focus on a distant object for your left eye. Then using the right diopter adjustment, focus for your right eye. You should then be able to zoom and focus across the 8 - 24 range without additional diopter adjustments.

The 24x setting is difficult to view distant objects with unless you can lean on something to maintain a steady grip on the binoculars. I found that if you start off at 8x to identify what you want to view more closely and then whilst still looking through the binoculars gradually increase zoom and refocus each time until you are satisfied with your field of view.

So I think these are excellent value for money binoculars with very clear optics that need a...

United Kingdom on Dec 30, 2019

pascal vilde: très bon produit. A recommander

France on Aug 27, 2018