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Binocular Questions
Posted on 8/28/17 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 8/28/17 at 1:29 pm
Questions to get general thoughts. Still a while from buying (months/next season) but looking. Right now have some older Nikon 8x40 that are okay but would like to step up.
See using them for general hunting/scouting, occasional football game if I get my dad to go
1. What size do you prefer? 8x40,10x40,10x50,12x50? Do not want small binocs - so 8x32 is out. Seems like 10x50 would fit me best
2. How important is a harness?
3. Experience with high $ binocs? Worth the cost to jump from $500-600 Leupolds to $2000 Swarovski? I doubt binocs this much would ever be really considered but I'm willing to listen.
See using them for general hunting/scouting, occasional football game if I get my dad to go
1. What size do you prefer? 8x40,10x40,10x50,12x50? Do not want small binocs - so 8x32 is out. Seems like 10x50 would fit me best
2. How important is a harness?
3. Experience with high $ binocs? Worth the cost to jump from $500-600 Leupolds to $2000 Swarovski? I doubt binocs this much would ever be really considered but I'm willing to listen.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 4:26 pm to Stateguy
Bushnell Trophy Porro Prism Binoculars
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:13 pm to Stateguy
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1. What size do you prefer? 8x40,10x40,10x50,12x50? Do not want small binocs - so 8x32 is out. Seems like 10x50 would fit me best
10x42
2. How important is a harness?
Very. Get the KUIU harness. This helps protect your high-end binoculars.
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3. Experience with high $ binocs? Worth the cost to jump from $500-600 Leupolds to $2000 Swarovski? I doubt binocs this much would ever be really considered but I'm willing to listen.
Yes. I use Swarovski EL 10x42's. I bought them 10 years ago and they have been well worth the money. Can't recommend them enough, especially if you're young and plan on hunting/traveling/scouting for years to come.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:25 pm to will1883
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Yes. I use Swarovski EL 10x42's
I have the same and agree, but to the OP, best advice I can give you is to never look through a pair of Swarovski's are like and that way you will not know what you are missing and you will be pleased with whatever you buy, but once you look through a pair you will always wish you would of bought them
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:37 pm to Stateguy
I like a 7x42 or a 8.5x42. That size is perfect for viewing at dusk and allowing the maximum amount of light to reach your eyes. When you get into 10 and 12 power binoculars the image is bigger but so is the shake you experience holding the binoculars. Unless you are extremely steady you will be able to make out more detail with a 8x versus a 10x. Are it could be I just have the whiskey shakes.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 9:54 pm to highcotton2
Yes on harness. I've had a pair of 8x30 Swaros for years. Get quality mid range scopes and high end binos. You'll spend much more time looking through binos than a rifle scope.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 10:06 pm to Stateguy
I bought a pair of Leica Trinovid 8x50's 15 yrs ago. Amazingly clear and bright glass that I use for everything
if I were replacing and buying today, I go with a pair of Swarovski EL's as the glass and warranty can't be beat.
if I were replacing and buying today, I go with a pair of Swarovski EL's as the glass and warranty can't be beat.
Posted on 8/28/17 at 11:34 pm to Stateguy
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1. What size do you prefer?
For general hunting/scouting, the binoculars I've used the most over the past 25 years or so is a pair of 7x42 Bausch and Lomb Discoverer. I think 8x40 also make a nice general purpose binocular. For me, 10x and above have a too much magnification for anything except pipeline/shooting lane type hunting. The key is getting quality binoculars. A crystal clear 7x binocular seems more powerful than a lesser quality 10x.
quote:I've never used a harness.
2. How important is a harness?
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3. Experience with high $ binocs? Worth the cost to jump from $500-600 Leupolds to $2000 Swarovski? I doubt binocs this much would ever be really considered but I'm willing to listen.
Full Disclosure: I don't own any "high end" binoculars. Nevertheless, I've been satisfied w/ all the binoculars I've bought through the years (except for the CHEAP, extremely poor quality NcStar pair) I've bought (and used ) binocs made by Burris, Leupold, B&L and Vortex. My most recent pair is the Vortex 12x50 Diamondback. I've used these a LOT on multiple prairie dog hunts (you do a lot of glassing on a 10 hour/day pd hunt). I caught mine on sale at Cabela's but the 8X42 usually runs about $225 and are available at Academy. Admittedly, they're not a Sworovski or Leica, but for the money, they're very good quality. You need to go to a store and look through a number of different binocs, comparing image quality, magnification and cost. Oops, I almost forgot about a pair of surplus Steiner's I bought >20 years ago. They could not be focused so I sent them back for a refund. I think you can meet your needs w/o spending $600.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 6:33 pm to igchris
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Harnesses are nice because they keep the bino pinned in place. They are relitively inexpensive and IMHO worth it.
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