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Owner Reviews, Ratings, Comments and Criticism
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.
