Pirate Monocular Telescope for Kids & Adults, Handheld Collapsible Brass Telescope 25x30 Zoomable Portable Pirate Spyglass for Cruise Ship Travel Watching Games Hiking Hunting and More

I bought these on a whim for my brother and I as gag gifts. We just wanted to be silly and use them on boats that passed us on the river to draw a laugh. Well they did, and we were surprised by just how awesome these actually are. Certainly better than I imagined at the time of buying them. First off, these are not spotting scopes or high magnification. These were around 20 bucks each, so I was expecting toys. These could be great toys, but they are useful for adults they are so well built. The telescope has a great fit an finish to it, it is real metal with a nice brass finish, wrapped in what I suspect is faux leather. Very pleasing to hold and use, and share with others. Pulling it out to full length is a very satisfying experience, the telescoping pieces fit extremely well. The eye piece/end tip screws in and out slightly to offer legitimate focus control. The overall magnification is not much, but it is definitely magnifying. If you are having trouble- the hardest part is holding it steady at the right distance from your eye, everyone is different, some of my friends have it very close to their eye and others hold it a ways away. This is a perfect product. It does what it should do, it is well made, and is enjoyable to use for a great price.

I got this for whale watching. A guy saw me using it and said, "You can see whales out there with that? Sick."

The kid loves it. Not very effective to look far things, just to play pirate. You do see through though.

I bought this telescope as a gift for a friend's eight year old son and didn't expect much. However, when checking the device out upon it's very quick arrival, I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the image. The scope's magnification when fully extended is approx. 25X when compared to my Leupold 25X spotting scope. It's field of view is a bit less and not as bright, as my spotting scope has a 50mm objective. However, for $20 you can't expect too much. One reviewer here stated this scope is less than 10X which is false, unless he/she got a defective unit. This product is so good, I'm getting one for myself and keeping it in my car as a backup for my $300+ spotting scope.

It is too blurred to make an image, so seeing an object in the distance is impossible.

I took this on an Alaskan Cruise and used it all the time to look at objectson the horizon, wildlife, etc! It was lightweight and the optics were surprisingly strong! I was disappointed that the belt strap broke immediately! The cheap rivets pulled easily out of the leater case. Good thing. I probably would have dropped it because I planned to keep it on my belt. I rigged a carabiner on the hand strap and was able to carry it that way. Still that was not enough to give it a bad rating. I would buy it again. Just be prepared to fix your own strap.

Brought this as a Christmas gift and now they my son in law tells.me.it doesn't work. It doesn't focus at all. Very disappoint!

VERY FAIRLY PRICED SPY GLASS ........... EXTREMELY EZ TO USE. MOST BINOCULARS OR MONOCULARS DO NOT OFFER A TRUE 25X MAGNIFICATION. THIS DOES. YOU CAN READ A STORE'S HOURS FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT. CONTRACTS INSTANTLY FOR TINY STORGE. MOST MONOCULAS ARE 8X MAGNIFICATION OR 10X OR 16X IF YOU'RE LUCKY. THIS IS 25X MAGNIFICATION. THAT'S A LOT FOR A TINY CONTRACTABLE SPY GLASS THAT IS FAR LIGHTER THAN BINOCULARS & FAR LESS BULKY ETC.

Well ... when I looked through the scope in my house, I could see nothing. However, I drove to a high street, overlooking the town, and used it to look into the harbour. I was able to see onto the decks of the ships, sitting on the waters, and, into the shipyard. I could see the tops of the mountains, etc. So, it works, and, I was very impressed.

Malisimo el telescopio, no enfoca nada bien, no sirve

Absolutely perfect for a youngster. Great quality.

Value for money

It was slightly smaller than I pictured in my mind. The box came and it was only about 5 inches long. But I opened it and it came in a nice case. I think I will find a fancy box for gifting it to my son. Then I pulled it open and it looked all blurry, but if you rotate the eyepiece it adjusts and you can see exceptionally well. Exceptional value for the money