16×52 Monocular Dual Focus Optics Zoom Telescope for Birds Watching/Wildlife/Hunting/Camping/Hiking/Tourism/Armoring/Living Concert 66m/8000m

I showed it to some hunting friends of mine and they were impressed with how well it worked, especially given the price point. They’re talking about getting it just to have something quick to use.
For me, i just wanted to use it to look at things at work in top stock. Now i can look at things clear accross the garden center i work in.
It was bigger than i thought it would be. However it seems pretty well constructed and durable.
The string that you can it by is pretty flimsy. I’ll probably get something better for it.

I have used this product often when i star gaze or am just viewing far off objects. It works right out of box and is effective.

A few weeks ago, i noticed my 8 year old nephew struggling to focus a pair of binoculars while at his grandma’s house. I remember what a hassle that was for me when i was his age. It was so frustrating, i almost never used binoculars (didn’t know i had adhd until well into adulthood). When i saw this easy to focus telescope, i decided to take a chance and get it for him. It was so inexpensive i really didn’t expect much, but i was pleasantly surprised by how solid it feels (not flimsy & cheap like a toy). I honestly know jack about optics, but when i looked out of my 15th floor window with the telescope i thought it looked pretty darn good! (a friend who does know about optics also said it was quite good.)
the best part is, the kid loves it! The twist-to-focus feature is so intuitive it eliminates distraction & frustration for curious, intelligent little kids (and their aunties!).

Perfect for kids!

My husband is a backyard bird watcher and wild animal enthusiast. Nothing professional…but we have a gazillion birds around our yard year long. He’s even named some of them. I always argue that he can’t tell one cardinal, or one yellow bellied whatever from another and his naming them has been annoying. So, i bought him this thinking that he could see these are not the same birds all the time. He’s now more annoying than ever. How is that possible??!! He’s named chipmunks, raccoons, possums, foxes, birds… He’s delusional. They all look alike to me. He is absolutely thrilled with this and now he is spotting birds and animals way across the farmer’s field behind our house.. That has to be almost a half mile away. I can’t even see a singular tree. He takes the dogs out at least 10 times a day… And i like to sit out there and relax… But ‘hey, there’s george way over there. He can sure fly fast, he was just here!’ is driving me absolutely bonkers!! I’ve jerked this out of his hands and looked myself…no way is that ‘george’… Heck, that’s ‘tom’. He jerks it back… ‘no it’s not tom, it’s george. Tom has more red on his head!’ i snarkily say, ‘ahhhaaaa, you are delusional! I made up tom.’ he informs me, ‘well, i didn’t!’ i can’t win! Now he sees (delusional) his buddies so far away, it’s nothing short of amazing!

The replacement arrived. I can’t believe i paid only $13.99 for this. It’s a great monocular for the price. I can see people at the top of a mountain two miles away.

Earlier review before replacement:
i assume that the one sent to me must be broken inside. It does not show an image at all. This must be some sort of defect in this one piece, not something common to all of them.

A bit bigger than i expected but small enough for a large pocket. I had to resew the belt loop on the case so that it hangs comfortably and adjust the closure.

We recently purchased an 18th floor condo with a great balcony view and thought it would be cool to see some of a bit more close up. I looked at many different products on amazon ranging from the hundreds of dollars to $10. I was shocked to see these ones with the 52 mm lens at the $10 price, compared to everything else i was researching. I figured they’d be good enough, and if they sucked it was only 10 bucks. However, they don’t suck, they are great! Highly recommend as a perfect starter monocular. I have no idea how much different one of those in the hundreds of dollar category would be, but for my purposes, i don’t think they are necessary.

I’ve ordered several of these over the past year or so and we have all loved them. My family (boys) are prone to misplacing or losing items, letting friends borrow items to never see again, so the price is perfect. I don’t understand the reviews where others are downgrading the monocular. We have all felt they are outstanding for the price, thus, here i am again to purchase more. Excellent in my opinion!! Wish it had night vision and that is the only con that i could come up with.

This is one of the best versions i have seen of a monocular (opinion, since it is the only one i have had). Good bargain for the price. The large size allows for a wide viewing angle and the magnification can see things from far away very easily. I have a binocular that is 7-13×21, which as you can imagine is not nearly as efficient as this monocle. For the price of $10, it is basically buying half a similar sized binocular at half the price or less.
I haven’t tried it in nighttime efficiency.i don’t see why i would use it when i can use a flashlight, but it sounds neat and the monocular lenses are certainly glazed with a protective coating that could allow for reduced nighttime glare.

I (admittedly) am not the sharpest blade in the drawer when it comes to optics. But i am a pretty good judge of quality. I can tell you that this monocular is very well constructed and has a very good weight in the hand; this alone surprised me considering the low price. I use it, primarily, for bird watching and if i were forced to mention one con it would be a bit of shakiness…however in doing my research on similar products, this appears to be fairly common. If this becomes a big issue for you, it’s easy enough to devise some kind of support for stabilization. All in all, for the price you can’t go wrong.

I took this monocular along on a recent trip to europe. Compared to binoculars it was lightweight and easy to use. It easily brought distant objects into clear focus.
It was a challenge to position the scope so the entire field of view could be seen, and chromatic aberration was always there. If you can swing it, spend twice or three times as much as the price of this item for one with better optics.

The quality of the monocular is reasonable for its price, but it is not as good as more expensive models. The specification ’16 x 52′ is inaccurate. The monocular is actually ‘6 x 40’, that is, its magnification is about 6x and its objective lens diameter is about 40mm. There is noticeable distortion on the edges of the field of view, that is, straight lines appear curved. The weight of the monocular is 7.3 ounces (210 grams), the length is 5.9 inches (15.0 cm), and the diameter is 2.2 inches (5.6 cm). The monocular does not have a threaded hole for attaching it to a tripod.

Small. Works ok. Good for your pirate friends with one good eye. First one arrived with broken lens but amazon replaced quickly.

Don’t buy tix from the scalper. Get one of these. It’s like sitting in the front row.

This is not a zoom monocular. Neither is it 16 x 52.

The specs provided in the product description say the objective is 52 mm in diameter and the magnification is 16. The same description says the exit pupil is 5.2mm. If the magnification factor were 16, the exit pupil would be 3.25 (exit pupil equals objective diameter divided by magnification factor).

I roughly measured the magnification factor at 10. So i concluded that the exit pupil is indeed 5.2mm. Much larger and it would be too big to be useful because the human eye can’t accomodate an exit pupil of more than 7mm and that would be in very dim light. So this monocular is equivalent to one half of an inexpensive 10×50 binocular. It performs adequately for daytime viewing. It’s been too cloudy since i got it to test at night, but i expect it to perform about like inexpensive 10×50 binoculars i have used. It has a bright blue fringe around the edge in daytime viewing and is a bit fuzzy at the edge of the field. I expect those aberrations to be more noticeable at night. That doesn’t mean it’s not useful. We just shouldn’t expect it to perform like more precisely corrected optics.

The little threaded peg immediately fell off. This little guy never had a chance, the threads were taped too large or the threads on the peg are undersized. Not sure of it function.

Not quite as clear & magnifying as i expected but still ok for the price

Having absolutely no expectations, i only purchased this monocular to get a sense of what the distance (maybe 10 city blocks/half a mile) would be like from a pair of binoculars having the same specifications. This monocular was recommended by a trusted national magazine, so i purchased it. The weight was heavier than expected, but i found it to be comfortable. Tested the monocular in daylight, and in complete darkness (as much darkness as one can get with big city street lights), and actually found the ‘night vision’ better than what could be seen in the daytime with sunlight bouncing off of glistening buildings and windows. This monocular has a manual adjustment, which i prefer, and is definitely not a zoom, as stated in their advertisement and on their box, by any stretch of the imagination. Do not believe for a moment that the distance on this monocular is ‘infinite’ as described on the box and instructions. All in all, for the price, this monocular is pretty good. All it needs to improve is a lens cap and better instructions.

It works fairly well