Customer Reviews

Tasco Essentials 7x35 Zip Binocular (Black)

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I have the 7x35 binoculars, and they're great! These are very well built, made with metal and rubber (much better that plastic). My last pair fell off the counter and broke into many small pieces. These binoculars should survive a fall off the counter!

The zip zoom is very handy when watching birds. To focus, the nob moves the inward sights (the ones you look into) rather than the outward sights. On many other binoculars the nob move the outward sights. The grease these pieces of glass use gets dirty and hairy after a while, which really annoys me! The Tascos have their greese stored INTERNALLY instead of externally, which meens it will look much better, if you care about that stuff.

The handholds are the perfect size. My last pair were far too small and too light, which will make your hand wabble a bit, which is not good when spying on a bird. The Tascos are a good size for my hand and they weigh just right.

The Tascos have a shocking amount of clarity. I can see the ticks on the neiborhood cat 20 feet away! Anyways, I would defiantly recommend this to a friend. It's a lot of binocular for the buck!

In spite of the tendency to promote high powered binoculars, the 7X35 wide angle remains the handiest size. Reasonably light and compact, and fine for daytime use.

I'm not a binocular connoisseur, but the Tasco binoculars defined the detail on quail in my yard just fine. I felt no eyestrain while using the pair. The focus is very quick and easy, a great improvement over the old kind, where you turn and turn a wheel.

I bought these binoculars as a supplement to my 10X25 compact binoculars, and have used them while hiking and bird watching.
They are light weight, the view is pretty clear and the field of view is excellent. I wear glasses and can easily use them with my glasses, and without eye strain. I didn't have the pleasure of dropping them on a hard surface or in water, and doubt they would survive it (they are not marketed as water proof, water resistant or shock resistant) but I didn't want to pay substantially more to have these features. These binoculars are so inexpensive that if they are destroyed, I will just buy another pair.

I bought these for my boyfriend as a gift and he loves them. We wanted a pair so that we could sit and watch the boats on the lake near our apartment, and these fit the bill. He likes the zip view which he says works really well for watching the birds fly across the water. I read up on binocs before I bought these, and I don't think you can beat the quality or price. Very well made and I highly recommend them. You won't be disappointed with this purchase!

For the money these are good general purpose binoculars. They focus easily and work well for people like me with eyeglasses.

UPDATE: 7-2011, binos still fine however, the rubber eyecups that fold in/out for eyeglasses or not have rotted off, just crumbled.
These binos are kept inside on a shelf and not subject to sun or weather, although not in a case.

I started out looking for a replacement case for an old set of cheap binoculars. When I saw the reviews for this Tasco unit (at only a few dollars more than a replacement case) I decided to go for it. Was I expecting something comparable to $400 binoculars? NO! Was I expecting the quality and sharpness of these binoculars? NO, again! For the money, I don't think you can beat these. I use these in my job working the scoreboard at a minor league ballpark. The clarity and ease of focus is great. The other guys that I work with were amazed at how good these are, and especially for this price. One of them is ordering a few pair for gifts. I highly recommend these.

The product is built well and the right diopter adjustment is tight but moves well. The problem is the right barrel view is only good near the center of the field of view; the remainder is out of focus. The Bushnell Falcon 7x35 (about the same price) has good field of view for both barrels; its right barrel does not have an issue--you can see to the edge.

en 2000 compre estos binoculares, aunque funcionan ya tiene las huellas del paso del tiempo y de tantas salidas. Me decidí comprar un nuevo par y estoy muy satisfecho con estos binoculares, me parece que el diseño ha sido mejorado, el tamaño es perfecto, el peso razonable, son compactos, ni tan grandes ni tan pequeños. Si eres una persona que utiliza binoculares casualmente este modelo te servira mucho. He disfrutado buenos momentos con estos binoculares en mis viajes. Los recomiendo.

had them in just two days,couldent believe how fast they got here.very happy with these binoculars,quick focas and a real bang for your bucks,they may not be your top of the line but they work for me,i have no complaints,love'em.

These binoculars are heavier than I would like and do not allow images to come together for persons whose eyes have degraded with time. For users with better vision than me I expect this is a good product. They are ruggedized to some extent and that helps protect them from accidental dropping.