Binoculars Rating

1. 

   A. Colace
   February 4th, 2010 - 15:00

   I’m a bit disappointed with my purchase of the Baraska bino tripod adaptor. I made my purchase based heavily on the reviewer who said it felt like anodized aluminum (and/or it had a heft and texture to it that made it feel very high quality).

   Well, either that review was an outright fabrication, or they didn’t purchase this tripod adaptor. This thing is unmistakably made of plastic and is not textured at all and is not particularly solid. To elaborate a bit on this, it is made of hollow form plastic that is about 3-4 mm thick. It uses the extruded form to try to give it some strength but this is a cheap adaptor – It only cost 8 or 9 [..] – probably worth more like 3 or 4 but, heck, at this level it’s about the same.

   I wish I had purchased one of the solid aluminum adaptors which are available for under $20. This one moves and causes your binos to oscillate (as expected with plastic) if you touch your face/forehead/whatever to your bino’s eye piece during viewing. Very frustrating.

   Again, I guess I thought I was getting a bargain when I bought this based on the the other positive reviews, but instead I got what I paid for – oh well.
   Rating: 3 / 5
2. 

   C. Y. JINN
   February 4th, 2010 - 16:43

   totally disappinted with my purchase. the box and packaging that came with it showed the same model displayed here but the adapter inside was a totally different model! Some cheapo and flimsy adapter. Ridiculous.. to cheat buyers this way.. BUYERS BEWARE. i would return this damn thing if i could
   Rating: 1 / 5
3. 

   Mark L. Schrotberger
   February 4th, 2010 - 17:14

   This is heavy plastic, not metal. It is very solid. I like the finish. This is a good choice if you are looking for a tripod adapter.
   Rating: 5 / 5
4. 

   ntaguchi
   February 4th, 2010 - 20:00

   The reason why they don’t say this is metal is because the box doesn’t say it’s metal. I bought it guessing it might be metal. If this isn’t metal its got to be the heaviest densest plastic I’ve ever felt. I believe its metal, probably aluminum. Connected to my tripod the fit is OK although the treads on the Barska could have been better, inital fit wasn’t smooth. If I recall there are others commenting about the threads of this same maker elsewhere. The bottom pad area that connects to the tripod has a center triangler shaped recessed rubber pad. Once the adapter is locked down it feels very solid.

   The other end to be connected to the binocs looks and feels good, rubberized knob and half moon clip that keeps this screw assembly in place. Unfortunately, currently, I no longer have binocs in my possession that will accept a tripod mount to give a full useful review at this time.
   Rating: 4 / 5
5. 

   G. Slusher
   February 4th, 2010 - 22:30

   I ordered this directly from Amazon, so this review applies only to the item they sell. Other sellers may sell a different item.

   The adapter I received was NOT the one shown in the photo. It was in a Barska box, but the shape was different. It didn’t even match the picture on the box! The “real” Barska adapter should have a T-shaped cross-section, with the crossbar on the T closest to the binoculars. Instead, the one I received had a H-shaped cross-section, like many other molded plastic adapters. The upright arm was also narrower than shown. Altogether, it was quite different. Also, the screw was too long–it bottomed out in the socket on my Barska binoculars (Yes, same brand as the adapter was supposed to be)–I wouldhave had to use some sort of washer to take up the additional length.

   I don’t know what happened. It’s possible that Barska changed the design but didn’t change the box & photo, but it’s also possible that there was some sort of misrepresentation involved, perhaps on the part of the vendor who sold the adapters to Amazon.
   Rating: 1 / 5

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