GoskyMonocular Telescope, Piper 12x55 High Definition Monocular for Adult with BAK4 Prism & FMC Lens, Lightweight Monocular Handy with Phone Adapter, Suitable for Bird Watching Camping Traveling

After comparing with cheaper unknown brands and finding the optics atrocious, I ordered this plus a big name much more expensive to compare both before making any decision.The more expensive one with the top quality lenses was brilliant, but needed two hands to operate the focus. This one though had images almost equal in quality, really hard to tell the difference, and can easily be operated with one hand. Yes the overall size is far greater but in some ways that can be an advantage.Getting the phone adaptor and a small tripod of very acceptable quality, and all for less than half the price of the big name competitor made it a no-brainer. I've never heard of this brand before but will very happily recommend it to anyone looking for a useful item to pack whenever outdoors.

Its a compact monocular, well build with a quality lens for the price. Its easy to hold and adjust once you have the strap fitted. The smart phone adaptor works well although there always appears to be a circular shadow around the image.Overall very handy to have in the car when out sight seeing or on safari.If you struggle using normal binoculars and can't focus them this is the answer!

So glad I decided on this bit of kit. I hesitated between this and the more expensive version, but TBH I don't really see how this can be improved on.It may only be 12x but the crispness and brightness are amazing. Very portable; fully assembled with both lens caps on and the eye cup already extended for non-glasses users it is exactly 7" long...just shy of 18cm. As such, it easily fits into the small shoulder pack I use for my 360 camera and extension sticks.While on the subject of sticks, I'd recommend using this with a monopod rather than a full tripod, unless you intend to set up and pre-focus on a particular spot. It's pretty wobbly when just hand held, but a monopod will eliminate at least 90% of this and provide a stable enough platform for a decent photo. My experience with a couple of tripods (studio and portable) was that you'd likely loose the shot by the time you got everything just right. Being as compact as this scope is, the pan/tilt head on a tripod gets in the way of your face and has to be used reversed.When in a subject-rich environment you can carry this already attached to a monopod, drop the legs and be in business in a matter of seconds.I was a little concerned that my phone wouldn't fit. I have a Samsung Galaxy M31 with a bank of lenses in the top left corner. I needn't have worried; the phone holder is very adaptable and fits over the main HDR lens with no problem. I can't imagine many other people having a problem either. The clamp extends quite a way too for wider phones.Photos are chimney pots at 20 yds; moving train at 1 mile; offices at 7 miles.

I bought the Ghsky 12×55 monocular telescope for my Grandson for this Christmas 2023. I had to have a go of it and i couldn't believe how Crystal clear the view was and quite powerful too. The phone adapter is well made and the tripod is too. The monocular is really well made and very good quality. Nice green strong rubber coated and fits nicely in your hand. Also comes with a strap which when fixed to monocular, it can be adjusted to fit your hand. Plus a nice quality storage case which can be attacted to a waist bent and a cleaning cloth for lences. Front rubber dust cap which hangs off when using the monocular so not to loose it. The eye cap is free, but i have tied it with some strong fishing line. I highly recommend this monocular telescope, beats a pair of binoculars where you get double vision and have to mess around until you get them focused, where as with monoculars it's straight to your eye and focus them. I had thinking of getting myself one of these. Oh and when you fix your mobile phone, your able to zoom in even more from your phone and the pictures are great and video whatever and share them to family and friends. FIVE STARS and well worth every penny.....

Just been away with the hubby and used the monocular on a walk. Hubby used it to spot birds, and it exceeded expectations. I was amazed at the distance we could see things, I thought I'd test it big time by spotting a pylon tower about 5 miles away, when I looked through it I spotted a windmill beside the pylon tower that was not visible with the naked eye. We were well impressed. It's lightweight and easy to use and the hubby wears glasses, I don't so the way you can adjust the eye lens to suit your own vision is easy to do in seconds, it does what it says on the box, and fits in your hand really well making it easier to keep it steady, the strap is spot on in helping with steadiness. Yeah, we'd recommend this monocular for sure, good buy.

Let’s get the gripe out of the way first. On opening the box one of the plastic clips meant to take the hand strap was broken. This means the provided hand strap cannot be used. However nobody buys one of these for the nice strap. Optically the scope seems to do a great job and the instructions are all pretty simple. For me the smartphone usability was important and here the scope did give me much more reach than I could have got using my iPhone 13 alone. Note the phone,scope and target all need to be as stable as possible (presumably why they provide a mini tripod) but setting this all up may mean that your distant wildlife that you were hoping to “snap” has moved away meantime…

This monocular has excellent magnification for the size and price. The smart phone holder is easy to slide on and off the monocular, if it is already set up with the phone. The tripod is robust once levelled, with option to extend the legs. Not completely lightweight but easy enough to keep level with the holder that comes with it. It will fit in a backpack easily, even in my case, a crossbody bag. I wear glasses and it has an option, with or without glasses on the eye piece. Really enjoyed filming wildlife from across the garden. The clarity of the pictures is amazing considering I have a very small phone with relatively poor camera on it.