Customer Reviews

Tasco OS541 Off Shore 7x50 Binoculars

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This pair of binoculars features a built in compass that is especially useful for inshore navigation and taking bearings on channel- and land-marks. The compass is illuminated by sunlight during the day and a battery-powered light at night. The substantial housing seems to fit well in the hands of both large and small navigator and the rubber eyecups accommodate eyeglass wearers.
The only problem with these is that there is separate focusing for each ocular and the focussing mechanism is slow. At sea, this isn't much of a problem, but it's annoying at closer distances like those encountered in the woods on land.

--Lynn Hoffman, author of THE NEW SHORT COURSE IN WINENew Short Course in Wine,The and
the bang BANG: A Novelabout a woman with a frighteningly good sense of direction.

Of course, we wanted Steiner Commanders for our boat, but what you want and what you can afford are rarely the same!

So we settled on these and have found them to be high quality considering the low price. Great for people who need binoculars for inshore cruising, but are not hardcore sailors. These are not stabilized, either, which adds hundreds of dollars to the cost anyway.

I am happy with my new Tasco binoculars but the left eye rubber eyepeice has broken off the first time I used them.
I must find repairer in Australia now. (sigh)