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

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 decided to try this scope as my introduction to Digiscoping and it proved its worth having gained many good views and piccies using my phone. It is very robust and easy to use.It does have some downsides though. The tripod supplied with it is very small and of no use to me so has had to be replaced with a better one to provide stability that is required.The other problem I have faced is that of the magnification. It is simply too much. 20x doesn't sound a lot but when you are at the top of a mountain trying to take a picture of the liner you are cruising in at the bottom and you can only get less than half of the ship into view you will get an idea of the problem.It is amazing at distance with great clarity and sharpness. At mid range, like most scopes, its hard to centre on the objective before it has flown away or moved. At close ranges its almost impossible which I believe is common with scopes in general.Customer service from GoSky hasn't been the best due to issues with registering the warranty and a failure to repond to another issue.Overall its a good quality product with a low pricetag.

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.

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.

Fits well in the hand. The strap gives a very secure hold and allows adjustment of focus with one hand while viewing. Magnification is better than I hoped and is comparable with a small telescope. A stand is required unless you have very steady hands or something to lean on, but a cheap monopod will suffice. I haven't tried the phone attachment yet but it seems solid and easy to use.The quality of the viewing is very good. I find the adjustable eyepiece function is really handy. It is light but feels solid and well made and would not be a chore to carry around or take on holiday.

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…