jason 16x50 (1 Viewer)

HI! someone experiance with jason bino"s? this one is 16x50 sell on ebay f.o.v 262 m at 1000 yard ] about 7.9 degree ] made by who? optic quality?

Worth maybe £20 in good condition.
A rather low quality binocular.

262ft at 3,000ft or 1000yds is 5.0 degrees.
This is most unlikely.
Probably 4.0 degrees approx. if 16x50.

If actually 12x50 then maybe 5.0 degrees.

B.

HI! see the pictures! 262f at 1000yard calculate 262;52.5 =4.99 X 16 MAGNIFICATION = 7.98 degree. this the way to calculate f.o.v in bino's. but this brand as you said is low quality I don"t familiar with them [ chinese or fake brand?] so the lable can bee fake too for the magnification on this bino. anyway thanks for your advice about this item

Hi publin,

Almost right.
Except that 4.99 x 16 is about 79.8 degrees not 7.98 degrees AFOV apparent field of view simple calculation. True AFOV less.

The 4.99 degrees or more accurately 5.0 degrees is the claimed actual field.

Much better not to use a calculator and do the sum in ones head, or long hand on the back of an envelope

If the information is correct, then Jason was a U.S. firm that coined the phrase 'Autofocus Binocular'. Whether
Jason, Steiner or someone else first came up with this untruth (lie) I don't know.
Jason may have been bought by Bushnell.

Jason also seemed to have pushed toggle focus binoculars. All the toggle focus binoculars I have used are poor. Too fast and imprecise focus, and mechanically poor.

So it doesn't surprise me if the field marked is deliberately inflated.

But if I have Jason's history wrong, I apologise, as I have no direct knowledge of the firm.

The binocular could even be Japanese or maybe Korean, Hong Kong, Macau.
Probably O.K. but cheap.
And the markings deliberately wrong.
The dubious makers will put what ever one wants on the binocular.
The internet is awash with fakes, scams and shams.

B.

I never owned a pair of Jason binoculars, but I can tell you I used to see them selling for a low price in stores like Walmart and Kmart. Something people would buy if they were looking for binoculars for infrequent use at sporting events, concerts, ....