Which Bino to Buy?

[huntnphool]

I am a Nikon fan 

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[Salmo]

For my eyes and one durable bino I'll most likely never own anything but a Nikon Monarch ever again.  Nothing beats it in the price range.

Nikon Monacrch   

[pianoman9701]

You should check out Zen Ray ZRS HD. http://www.zen-ray.com/shop/binoculars/zrshd.html
Same class of bino or better on sale.

[Austrian Hunter]

You should check out Zen Ray ZRS HD. http://www.zen-ray.com/shop/binoculars/zrshd.html
Same class of bino or better on sale.

For $200 ??

[ZRS-8x42]

pianoman9701, thanks for the recommendation of our ZRS HD binoculars. Comparing to the 4 binoculars mentioned in the original poll, ZRS HD will do very well for both performance and cost. Please feel free to PM me if there is anything I can help.

Thanks

[bowhunterty]

Would go with Diamondback 10x42s over 10x50s

[pianoman9701]

You should check out Zen Ray ZRS HD. http://www.zen-ray.com/shop/binoculars/zrshd.html
Same class of bino or better on sale.

For $200 ??

Yes 235 on sale

[dawn2dusk]

For my eyes and one durable bino I'll most likely never own anything but a Nikon Monarch ever again.  Nothing beats it in the price range.

Nikon Monacrch   

 

[acnewman55]

Thanks everyone for the continued feedback.  I was able to look through a pair of Monarch 3s and Monarch 5s at Outdoor Emporium in Seattle last week.  I really liked them, but there was no other model from another brand in my price range that I was considering, so I had nothing to compare them to.

I would assume Cabelas would be the best place to go to compare premium hunting optics and look through them at considerable distance at mounted game trophies - but are there any other places in Seattle that someone can recommend?

I can make the trip to Cabelas but it's a good 1.5 hours from where I live at the end of a work day.

Also, it seems like the choices in 10x42 are vast but if I can afford a 10x50 wouldn't that be preferable for spotting deer in low light?  What are the tradeoffs there, besides a little more weight?

[shootnrun]

Which cabelas? Are you an hour and a half from each?? There is one next to the Tulalip now.

Also, I have the Monarchs and really like them. I've compared them to my brothers vortex and am a bigger fan of the nikons, but to each their own.

[acnewman55]

Which cabelas? Are you an hour and a half from each?? There is one next to the Tulalip now.

Right, I've been to the Tulalip location but after leaving work at 5:00 on a weekday it's a 90 minute trip thanks to traffic. 

[PolarBear]

I am a Nikon fan 

+1

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[BuckHunter23]

I just picked up a pair of the Vortex Viper 10x42 HD.  If you can stretch your budget a bit, I couldn't find anything that compared in the price range.  If you can't, then the Diamondbacks are the way to go. 

[fillthefreezer]

comparing bins in the store is less than ideal, gotta get outside, high contrast, low light etc...

[Pathfinder101]

I love my zen ray vista's and if you have the extra cash to go for the HD I am sure it is worth it. They have some nice glass!

   If you watch their website you can pick up a refurbished pair for about the price you are trying to stay at.  That's what I did.  Like new, have had them 4 years.  No regrets.