Tasco Essentials 10x50 WA, Zip Focus Binocular

by Bushnell

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 9.5 x 5 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B0000A0AEO
• Item model number: 2023BRZ
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)

Product Description

Color: Black

The 10x 50mm is a bright, high-power workhorse with great wide-angle performance and tough rubber armor for durability. It’s the little mysteries in life that we find most enriching, and often it’s the details that tell the story. The bottom line is, you don’t have to be searching for an ivory-billed woodpecker to justify owning a pair of compact, high-performing binoculars. The Essentials line of roof-prism binoculars are tough, weather resistant and, most importantly, affordable. So whether you’re big-game hunting or stopping off to see the world’s largest prairie dog colony, there’s an Essentials binocular just right for the occasion.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very good, not just the price, November 19, 2010

By 

Heinz Hammerling (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tasco Essentials 10x50Binocular (Electronics)

We own a pair of very compact ZEISS 8x20 binoculars, with all plastic housing,
but the optics, in comparison to the 10x50 TASCO, is "all glass", so we hope.
The price ~ $450.-

The TASCO "10x50" at less than 10% of that price, beats the compact ZEISS for both
night-time viewing (which is to be expected with 4 times more light coming into the eye)
and for daytime viewing. It beats it "HANDS DOWN". Note though, the TASCO "10x50"
is of course much heavier and larger.

We have not (yet?) seen any problems with the TASCO plastic parts. Alignment of the optical
axis is good, the focus drive is smooth. The lenses show no disturbing chromatic and
spherical aberration. The field of view, 122m at 1000m, is exceptional!
(For comparison on older "East German Army" surplus which we had
previously owned featured the same 122m for an 8x (not 10x) magnification.)

I am giving the TASCO only 4 stars because of the expected lack of "field-worthiness".
But then we do not expect to do alligator watching in a humid Northern Australia swamp.
For $2,000, i.e. the cost of professional quality binoculars, I can buy decades' worth
of 10x50 TASCOS. Good enough for us.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good buy for the money., January 17, 2009

By 

Martin V. Hanson (Jacksonville, AL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tasco Essentials 10x50Binocular (Electronics)

I bought these binoculars for use as a beginning backyard astronomer. They seem to be a good bargin for the price. Focus at all ranges is fast and images at all ranges are clear and crisp with no blurring. This is true both for landscape and celestial observing. Images are perhaps not quite as bright as they would be with a Nikon or Leupold, but for the money, they're a great deal.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A steal!, August 31, 2011

By 

John B. Goode "JBG" (Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tasco Essentials 10x50Binocular (Electronics)

Face it, at this price point, for any 10 X 50 under $100, you aren't going to get superior optics, but I'm blown away with this pair of binocs.

First of all, look at the price. This is the cheapest pair of 10 X 50's which isn't a toy. Tasco doesn't have a great reputation for great optics and ironically part of that reputation comes from selling binoculars which are under $100! But then, you can't expect budding enthusiasts to shell out $1000 for a new pair of binocs for something they don't know if they'll like or not.

What I can say is that I've tested this against a few pairs of binocs under $100 and this is definitely the best pair so far, bar none, and it's the cheapest pair. The optics are sharp, it was easy for me to focus and it isn't too heavy. It comes with a thin neck strap, a cleaning cloth (which I won't use) and a nice but thin case. I won't worry about the accessories too much because they're just extras.

Update: I continue to be very happy with this pair of binocs, using it for anything from stargazing to birdwatching. First, for stargazing, this is 10X power so I'm mainly using to it look at constellations and the optics are very sharp. There is no reflection of any kind inside, even with lights outside, so it's very good for that. For birdwatching, I'm amazed at the clarity and sharpness of the lens. It brings the objects in view very close and without any distortion. I just love this pair of binocs, I strongly recommend this for anyone looking for a 10X50 pair of binocs.

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