Vortex Solo Monocular 10x25

Very handy for hiking in New Hampshire. Helps me to see the high mountain features. Also great for watching rope climbers on the cliffs. Very light, I wear it around my neck. Perfect for birdwatchers as well. Very simple focus ring. I highly recommend Vortex products.

I was looking for a small yet powerful and light weight monocular that I can take on hikes, one that is easy to use, good value for the money, and that will survive the rough and tumble. This little monocular fits the bill, and more. It is well made, great quality. The pouch it comes with is all you need. I would highly, highly recommend. But ..... using it makes me dizzy, the magnification is too strong for my eyes so I will return. A real bummer that has nothing to do with the product. I am not even sure I would be able to handle a 8x...

I dont often write reviews but I had to comment on this purchase. Needed to have a mono to take on trips and hikes without having to lug the binoculars (I have high quality 8x40) I tried a low cost Car..on 10x20 and was surprise how bad they were returned them promptly. After speaking to a friend expert in optics he mentioned several high quality (read costly) such as Zeiss and Opticron but I just couldn’t justify the investment for my needs. Once you unpack and hold the optics you feel the quality and ruggedness. The lens is bright and sharp but at 10x I knew I had to have a steady hand or use my other hand to brace myself … the 8x is probably easier in shaky situations. One complaint is the focus ring is a bit stiff but maybe in time it will loosen. My trick is to turn all the way right then a one index finger operation is possible by pushing slowly left and hope you don’t get past focus.. otherwise with 2 hands it is smoother and more accurate. I use the pouch in my backpack but also use the lanyard around my neck and tuck it under shirt to prevent bouncing around and dust. The eye relief is very good and doesn’t take much to get used to it. Overall it is excellent for this price point. I am sure that a 3x to 5x the price an ED glass would provide better optics but for casual observations and distance spotting you can’t go wrong. I don’t hesitate in recommending this Vortex.

The Vortex Solo 10x25 is a fantastic little monocular. The clarity is what you'd expect from Vortex. It has an easy to use focus dial right around the eyepiece. I'm very happy with my purchase.

I bought this to view targets for my air rifle. It is handy and inexpensive making it a good value. The clarity is good enough for it purpose. Much better than the inexpensive scope anyway.

I really wanted to like this monocular. It's build quality and materials felt nice. I wanted to try to take it on a trip, however, there were a few issues. First, it did not fit in my hand very well. It seemed like I was constantly spinning it to find a better grip. Second, the focus wheel was very stiff. I had to use two hands to use it and kept removing the monocular from my eye to make sure I grabbing the right part of the monocular. The look and size were great, but I couldn't use it the way I would have liked so it was a return for me.

The power is just right and pretty clear (better than I expected for certain). So far the waterproof sealing and coatings have worked fine. The size and weight are great. It focuses quite close (much better than my previous Pentax binoculars) and isn't really picky focus wise (meaning the lens elements are not such that constant focusing is necessary). Perfectly adequate and then some for bird watching and so many other pursuits. The balance of price and performance is perfect. The soft case and strap it comes with are adequate but cheap and probably will not adequately protect the monocular indefinitely as the case has openings at the top and bottom and a snap closure for using on a belt which is convenient but potentially problematic. The strap uses a plastic snap buckle which is also very convenient, but likewise potentially problematic. But don't let those issues stand in your way as they are not necessarily issues at all as many will prefer those conveniences to the rock solid rigidity of fixed closures and they are easily replaced for cheap. The eyepiece screws out and snaps in place for viewing and it does so with a lack of authority that leads me to believe that it will not always function solidly, but should that day come it will be easy enough to permanently fix the position and add a very short amount to the length as well as the additional protection that brings the lens. The monocular itself is well worth the cost notwithstanding these possible imperfections.

Clear optics, compact handy size

I've had two other monoculars in the past, I have a terrible habit of loosing them. The earliest one I had was less powerful but I forget the make/model. My last one was a "visionary" which had a very clever close range function for looking at insects and flora etc, it had the same stats for distance 10x but I think the field of vision was smaller than this. With this one the field of vision feels a lot larger even though I believe it's only 1 more than the visionary it somehow feels a lot bigger,brighter and crisper image. The monoculars structure is very satisfying because it feels very durable and textured, feeling like a sturdy piece of kit but is also very light. The pouch you get with it isn't the neoprene sock thing that you see in some of the you tube "unboxing" it is however a soft Velcro pouch like you'd normal get for a camera etc. A twist out eye relief which I find very useful because otherwise all I could see would be my own eyelashes on the lense. I recommend this monocular.

Good quality, I would recommend

The clarity and distance focus for this inexpensive monoscope is beyond that expected of even pieces in higher price range. Can view road signs claerly up to 1.5km away

Recebi o produto muito rápido, me surpreendeu. Ao usar o monóculo, percebi que a imagem treme muito, estando seguro somente com uma mão, fica instável. O alcance 10 x 25 condiz com a especificação do fabricante. A qualidade e material são excelente, acabamento muito bonito. De forma geral, muito bom. Recomendo pelo excelente produto e a entrega foi concluída na metade do tempo estimado.

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