You can get a pair that is equally as good (if not better) for the same price elsewhere. The $300 list price the company claims is very unlikely to be true - these are simply not $300 binoculars. The $100 price tag (after all their pop-ups and extra special discounts) isn’t terrible, but I’m not convinced it’s worth the risk for this particular pair.
Because these are so generic, there’s just not anything out of the ordinary about the binos given our experience testing out so many different pairs over the years. We’ll give these a more rigorous test next time we go out in the field, but we wanted to share our initial impressions as soon as possible. The manipulative advertising isn’t professional, and the fake reviews and problematic ads are likely to get the company in trouble with search engines. We did not have a great experience with purchasing the binoculars, and overall the operation is very suspicious. The lenses are nothing extraordinary, so I’d say these are on par with most inexpensive binoculars we’ve tried out. I was able to get a fairly clear view when I tried them out, but that loose knob is finicky. As far as sizing, these are fairly compact but seem pretty heavy. The body looks nice and feels hefty when you hold it, so, aside from the generic focus knob, they seem fine in person. It’s highly unlikely that this pair has gone through additional waterproofing to ensure they are “completely” waterproof (so don’t drop them in the tub!) First, no optics can ever be completely waterproof - they are typically weatherproof or water resistant. The Eagle Eye Z100 website claims that these are “completely waterproof,” which is likely incorrect. The focus knob on the pair we got is very loose, which makes it much harder to focus. These kinds of binoculars do not have ED (extra-low dispersion) HD glass, which is what you want in a good pair of binos.
It’s pretty easy to tell when a pair of binos is generic simply by looking at the focus knob - if there is no logo there, the brand likely bought in bulk and slapped a small logo sticker on.Īdditionally, there’s a very generic manual that does little to explain how to use the binos, and there is no information anywhere about specs. The company’s logo does appear on the top, but nowhere else. (And they never did respond to my email!)Īs you can see, the packaging is completely generic. A week later, they arrived, having been shipped priority 2-day from a fulfillment place in Georgia. No one responded, so we planned to file a chargeback through the credit card company.
Two weeks after ordering, I emailed back and asked about the order as we never got a shipping confirmation and they had not yet arrived.
The website and ordering process assured us they would ship within 7 days. These are not available on Amazon, so any of these reviews would come from somewhere else.ĭespite our misgivings about the practices of this brand, we took a chance and ordered anyway, paying around $100 plus $9 for shipping. On one of the landing pages, too, the design mimics Amazon review layouts, so it gives the impression that there are many 5 star reviews (and probably on Amazon). I have been unable to find Eagle Eye Z100 on any of those outlets they claim. The site claims that they’ve been featured on major media outlets (thus, they are now almost sold out). Google Results for “Eagle Eye Z100 Reviews.” Note the domain names.