Tezoro Binocular Tripod Adapter, Aluminium Mount, 1/4 Inch Threading, for Bird Watching & Safari Sports Events, Uni-Daptor Tripod Adapter

The media could not be loaded.  Overall, this adapter is sturdy, well polished. But mine came with a washer flipped. Though this assembling mistake is annoying, it is easy to fix. So I still give it five stars for its quality.If you were to receive an problematic adapter like mine, you need to fix this small problem in order to use it. I will talk about this at the end of this review.Obviously this metal adapter is more expensive than some plastic ones. Do they worth the price? I would say this is a good product but plastic ones are not bad too depending on your need.My friend has a plastic binoculars adapter. After buying this, I compared them. Both seems quite sturdy for my 8*42 binoculars and my friend's 10*50 binoculars. With a decent tripod, we saw no vibration on pan/tilt but you can manually roll the binoculars. If you want to fasten the binocular in rolling direction too(for example, attaching a phone or camera while keep binoculars level), both cannot do the work.We don't have large binoculars like 60mm or above, I have no idea whether a metal one would be a must for heavy binoculars. Anyway, if you do have high power binoculars, at least you need a $100 tripod to support it otherwise you are going to get shaky image.Here are my thoughts:1. A well made plastic adapter might be as good as this for small binoculars if you have a sturdy tripod2. If what you have is a flimsy tripod, honestly, this metal adapter won't help you. The problem is your tripod.3. If you have already spent more than $100 on a decent tripod like I did, I think the price difference between this metal one and other plastic ones is acceptable. I will go for a metal one just for assurance.4, If you have already had a good plastic adapter, a good tripod and you don't have high power binoculars, I don't think you need to upgrade to a metal adapter.5. If you need to attach a camera to one side of your binoculars, this might not be the one for you.Talking about the washer problem. A washer is a plate on the bolt to distribute the load. On this adapter, they have a thick washer. The problem is, it is asymmetric. So if it was accidentally inverse, it will stuck and you cannot fasten your binoculars.There is a rubber washer and a metal washer. You need to remove the rubber washer to reveal the metal washer. If it is properly installed, you should see the metal washer with a pit facing you like my photo. If you see a flat face, you need to flipped the washer. Simply screwing it off, flipped it, screwing it on will do it.I wrote to the manufacturer about the washer problem, they were happy to hear from me and wanted me to post this in my review so that others can know how to solve the problem. I found my instruction was not intuitive, so I recorded a video to explain how I flipped the washer using my phone.

After bought and then returned Carson TA-50 and Barska binoculars tripod adapters (both having hundreds of 5 star ratings), I finally settled on this noname mock up of Vortex adapter that only has tens of reviews, just to give it a try. To my surprise, it simply works! The price is much lower than big name products. For such a simple part, it's definitely more bang for your buck.One trick to mount the adapter is to rotate the screw knob counter clockwise first to leave only a few turns of threads exposed. This leaves enough room to turn the knob clockwise until the adapter is fully tightened to the binoculars.Since I just started to use it, the longevity remains to be seen. That said, it's made of a solid piece of metal (aluminum?), so I'm not worried about it.What was wrong with the Carson TA-50 adapter? There's only 2 or 3 turns on the screw, and the adapter easily rotates even after I fully tightened the screw. It may work on some binoculars, but not on mine. How about the Barska adapter? The knob on the screw is simply too big. It barely fits the space between the lens, making it difficult to rotate. The adapter rotates easily even after I fully tightened the screw.

This seems to fit and work OK. It took some fiddling to get it to tighten up properly, but it tightens up OK once you turn the metal washer around so the counterbore in the washer is facing forward, not toward the binoculars as it comes from the factory. This lets the washer turn freely, independent of the attachment screw. See the excellent video made by another purchaser, WX, if this isn't clear.Otherwise, it seems to be a good device, and it costs half as much as the same thing from Vortex. Both made in China.Made of aluminum, not plastic, seems well made. Should work fine.The only drawback to the design is that, because it's a bit of a pain to install and remove the adapter, you will have this metal thing hanging down between the lenses when you take it off the tripod and us it handheld. And if you have a bag you put your binos in then you're not using them, the binos are not going to fit into the bag with this device on them.When it's on as tight as you can get it with your fingers, there's still a bit of rocking play left in it, but it's pretty secure and stable.

This fits my Vortex Binoculars, allowing me to mount them on my Vanguard tripod. However, I subtracted 1 star because they did not come with any locking washer, either rubber or metal. To get the locking screw really tight so as to keep the nocs from slipping once in use, I have to use a needle nose pliers, and even then they loosen up after a couple of movements on the tripod. Fortunately, my tripod has a boll joint head so that after they do loosen up and tilt one way or the other, I can compensate with the tripod head. I'll probably visit a hardware store one of these days (when I remember) and see if I can find a lock washer, preferably rubber. Otherwise, it's just what I needed.

I use this to not only help keep my binoculars steady but I'm able to get better pictures because of this stand. My binoculars have a phone attachment and normally I keep having to retake pictures because my hand can be a little shaky at time. With this, I was able to connect it to my tripod really easily I might add. Once it was attached, I simply attached my binoculars to this stand and not only does it stay in place but they're a lot more stable. I've even started using this to not only help me keep my binoculars in one place but found that it helps so I don't lose what I'm looking at when I'm sketching. With this one stand, I've been able to do so much more with my binoculars. This stand is really strong and not made cheaply at all etiher.