 Excellent for the price. Strengths: Relatively light; bright and wide field.
Weaknesses: Loose focuser, zoom lever not operation-friendly.
Summary: I bought this binocular for $32 and mainly use it for bird watching. At X10 the field is wide and I could find/follow a bird easily. It's quite light for a full size binocular, but not too light that it'll swing around when I hike.
The focuser has a very small movement range, and I can focus with only a slight turn. It might be bad for people who don't have good control on their fingers. The focuser is a bit loose, so when I pressed the binocular against my glasses I would change the focus. It wouldn't be a problem if you don't wear glasses.
I had to refocus after zooming, but not when I zoomed back out (which is expected). It's difficult to keep steady over X20, a tripod will be helpful. A point to note is when you adjust the diopter, do it when it's fully zoomed. I did it at X10, and one side got a bit out of focus when it's at X30.
The binocular is generally easy to use and it feels pretty good on my hand. I used to adjust the focus with my right hand, when doing that I can only adjust the zoom from X10 to ~X18 with my index finger. When I wanted to zoom further, I had to release my finger from the focuser. The problem is when I zoomed I needed to adjust the focus again. So I had to use my left hand for focusing and my right hand for zooming. It took me sometime to practice using it that way.
Overall, it's a very good deal for the quality and function. Your hands need to be flexible, but not your wallet!
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