Picked up 10X50 Leopold Mesa Binos

[saylean]

I just bought my newest little toy...a 10X50 Leopold Mesa binos....used them a bit today and man were they sharp, even in low light. A bit on the heavy side...but the way I figure, I need to get stronger anyway, so who cares, I will get used to it. I am looking forward to using them in field. Anyone else have them? They got good ratings on Cabelas...

[bowpredator]

Leopold makes good optics that the working man can afford. I picked up a pair of the 10x42 cascades 2 years ago and they have made classing much nicer without the eye strain yet they are just the right size to pack around.

rodger.

[GoldTip]

I have an older pair of the 10x42 in porro prism from Leupold, and I have had many years of rough use with them and excellent results.  When comparing them side by side in real life hunting situations with Zeiss and Swaro's.  I can only find a 2-3 minute difference with the High Dollar bino's in how early they work effectively for my eyes, or how late into dusk they will be helpful.  They just don't justify the price in my mind.  I am 40 years old now, and maybe as my eyesight declines the high dollar market will see a purchase from me.  But for now I can not find a GOOD reason to look any further than my Leupy's.

[hambone]

 i bought a pair last year opening morning last year got out of the truck wanted to see how the did in very low light told my buddy there was 4 does and a nice buck at the tree line he thought I was nuts he shot that deer when it got light.

[saylean]

Have used the binos for a few months now..have to say I am very happy with them so far. I have used them in rain, hail, low light, normal light, brush, woods, etc...work great. Very happy to have purchased them and would recommend them to whoever wants a quality pair of binos for 200 bones.

[coyotemadness]

I have the same ones. Great in low light. Cant go wrong for the price.

[Intruder]

I've never looked through the Leupold Mesa's so I can't honestly comment on how good they may be.

When comparing them side by side in real life hunting situations with Zeiss and Swaro's.  I can only find a 2-3 minute difference with the High Dollar bino's in how early they work effectively for my eyes, or how late into dusk they will be helpful.  They just don't justify the price in my mind

As far as comparing to these higher end binos....  I've never ever seen any of the lower end binos that comes close to the upper end ones.  Some do a pretty fair job of light gathering but nothing close to the high end ones... like when looking into cover under low light.  Clarity and optical quality are really where you start to see the major difference.  Using them to glass for hours a day (especially for several days)is where you'll totally see and "feel" the difference in your eyes.  The fatigue experienced using high end binos will be far less.

I'm not saying that everyone should go out and drop a grand + on binos.  There are some flat awesome binos out there between 400-600 bucks.  But depending on how and where you hunt the upper end ones can definitely be worth every penny.