BARSKA 7x42 Deep Sea Monocular with Compass

For the most part I have been satisfied with the performance of this monocular. if there was any criticism that I would make is that the eye piece protectors, the rubber cups ,are nearly impossible to keep in place. other than that the compass is easy to see and does not take up any part of the view. It does not have a light for the compass so night use is limited by that factor but other than that I would recommend it to anybody looking for a fairly bulky moocular, caution this is not a small pocket or purse model

Focus is very hard to get dialed in. Once focused, the view is good, but not always as sharp as I'd like. The compass is alright, but the illumination feature is very dependant on how you hold the monocular: You have to keep you hand well away from the window on the compass to be able to read it. The worst feature is the lense covers. The front cover is nearly impossible to put in place and tends to fall off the objective end of the scope. The ocular cover is a little better. Lastly: As a left handed person, I absolutely hate the hand strap! In my opinion it would have been better to provide a lanyard loop and a neck strap in a neutral position. I can't use the strap and frankly it ticks me a little that there is no provision for a left handed user.

Used this product three times on my boat. The compass stopped working. Called Barska customer service. Cost $20 to repair or replace it. Customer service not helpful. Buy it and when it will not last you have to pay to use the warranty. They sent me another Piece of junk and within a few days the compass was slanted at a 45 degree angle. Not dropped, no rough usage. Unusable. Even the lens covers do not fit.

I needed magnification with a compass being out in the Gulf of Mexico and a way to judge distance as well. This is the best "bang for the buck" for that purpose. Excellent light gathering, very good lens, and it may be manufactured in China, but it was certainly designed by those in the USA as well as using the best components ! On the side there is a hand strap so that you don't drop it even with wet hands, the carrying pouch is very well made and comes with a belt strap. The lens covers are connected so that you don't lose them. Fantastic warranty which probably will not be needed as it is a well built item. Finding the compass in the monocular is instant, but never annoying. Why have big, heavy, cumbersome binoculars that take up so much room when this does the same job in a well designed and well built package? And I feel safer with one hand on the boat steering wheel when holding something to find my direction as that also allows a steadier grip and less movement of the monocular, rather than two hands on binoculars and hope the boat can steer itself....don't think so. Bottom line.....excellent product, great value, and extremely useful and if you think that you will use it at night, then take a small flashlight and put it above the unit and the compass is as bright as in the daytime !

I did not expect this to be so nice for the price. I use this as an aid to navigation while sailing. The built in compass is extremely useful in determining if I am able to tack to a certain mark such as a buoy, race mark, or entry into a channel. The dot-mil type ranging marks are super-cool because they allow rapid determination of distance...with a fair amount of accuracy/resolution.By having bearing and distance to a mark of known height such as a buoy you can accurately pin your point of position - when normally you would only have a line of position with a single sighting. The fit is pretty good - the optics are bright - i have no intention to test the waterproof-ness. IIt is one of the better investments I have made in boat-gear. I feel it adds substantially to safety, adds to fun.

I bought this monocular to replace a binocular that the grand kids destroyed. I figured they would have a more difficult time with the monocular. I didn't figure that this would be MY go to device for looking afar. It works very well. My only real complaint is that the compass sticks and has to be shaken to try to attain accuracy. I use the compass feature often so this is a bit of a negative and this is the reason I only gave this product 4 stars. Otherwise it works great and I really like it. I may buy a second one for the grand kids.

First, when I ordered it couple of years ago, the inclosed compass was the main factor. Yes, it has a MRAD reticle, but it is only divisions of 10. Works for ships and boats. But the vertical 5 was actually 4.5 and so on so forth.Recently, I had a chance to use it in marine situation. And please be careful with the eyepiece end. It is not calculated for any sidewise force. Stow it in its pouch and not in your pocket. My scope was damaged in several places. The rubber standoff popped right off with the plastic ring breaking. I thought I lost it to the ocean - but got it back miraculously. Then, the entire eyepiece assembly popped out. The rubber gasket was cut too. Now I purchased a rubber gasket and popped the assembly back.Optically, while it worked, it was really good for calculating the distances and finding mooring balls.Sadly this will become a shelf monocular and will not accompany me in future adventures.

For price, not bad. Compass accurate, and optics good to at least 75 percent of the field. They are not Zeiss or Swar's, but very good. I purchased these over others as 7 by 42 offers less shake than 8 by 42. Good build, feels good, compass works at reasonable angles of inclination, reticle clear, compass readings big and clear. Good for my hiking/navigating, hunting purposes. If you are going to beat up an optic while using them, etch, they seem up to the task.