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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #60 on: August 27, 2013, 05:40:41 AM »
I tried these out the other day, anybody have redfields?

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Bargain-Cave/Optics/Binoculars|/pc/105591780/c/105675480/sc/105676380/Redfield-Rebel-10x42-Binoculars/720962.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fbinoculars%2F_%2FN-1102694%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_105676380%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat105591780%253Bcat105675480

I'd like the diamondbacks but just don't have the money right now.
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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #61 on: August 27, 2013, 09:34:00 AM »
I tried these out the other day, anybody have redfields?

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Bargain-Cave/Optics/Binoculars|/pc/105591780/c/105675480/sc/105676380/Redfield-Rebel-10x42-Binoculars/720962.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fbinoculars%2F_%2FN-1102694%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_105676380%3FWTz_l%3DUnknown%253Bcat105591780%253Bcat105675480

I'd like the diamondbacks but just don't have the money right now.
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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #62 on: August 30, 2013, 02:51:12 PM »
Zen-Ray VISTA binoculars. It's my first quality binoculars.  I have used it for more than 3 seasons.

http://www.zen-ray.com/shop/binoculars/vista.html

For less than $150, it is hard to beat

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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #63 on: August 31, 2013, 09:02:33 AM »
go cabelas, purchase the best glass that you can.  use them this season, and decide if you like them or not.  If you don't like them, go and return them to cabelas and try another pair.  This is why stores like cabelas, rei, etc... have great return policies.  There is no way that looking through a pair of glasses while in a store for 5 minutes will tell you whether or not they are going to work for you.  They must be field tested and proven by you.

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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #64 on: August 31, 2013, 09:18:14 AM »
i have the redfield rebels 10x42. consider it one of the best $150 purchases ive ever made. compared them to swarvoski hd 10x42s looking at about 2 miles across the columbia river. there was a huge difference in clarity but there wasnt anything that i would see with the swarv hds that i couldnt see with the rebels. great buy for the money.

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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #65 on: August 31, 2013, 09:25:29 AM »
"there was a huge difference in clarity but there wasnt anything that i would see with the swarv hds that i couldnt see with the rebels."

Like counting antler points or picking out an animal from a matching background?

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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #66 on: August 31, 2013, 09:43:07 AM »
i have the redfield rebels 10x42. consider it one of the best $150 purchases ive ever made. compared them to swarvoski hd 10x42s looking at about 2 miles across the columbia river. there was a huge difference in clarity but there wasnt anything that i would see with the swarv hds that i couldnt see with the rebels. great buy for the money.
:o Give that a try first light or late evening and you will see dollar signs when looking through them. :chuckle:
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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #67 on: August 31, 2013, 11:16:24 AM »
what im saying is that when i looked throught the each of them mid day (not low light) i did not see a $2500 dollar price difference. if i had the money i would defintely purchase the swar hds but given the circumstances for most of us they will have to wait. i believe the topics was good binos for cheap? not blow us up about not wanting to spend $2000 +.   all i use binos for is to locate and animal determine if its buck or doe etc and then pull out the spotting scope so i dont need to spend an a$$ load of money on binos and im sure alot of people are in the same boat.

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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #68 on: August 31, 2013, 11:42:09 AM »
what im saying is that when i looked throught the each of them mid day (not low light) i did not see a $2500 dollar price difference. if i had the money i would defintely purchase the swar hds but given the circumstances for most of us they will have to wait. i believe the topics was good binos for cheap? not blow us up about not wanting to spend $2000 +.   all i use binos for is to locate and animal determine if its buck or doe etc and then pull out the spotting scope so i dont need to spend an a$$ load of money on binos and im sure alot of people are in the same boat.
Well you can compare a $10K Smart Car and $55K 4x4 over Snoqualmie Pass in the middle of August too, but a snow storm in the middle of December will give you a better understanding of their actual capabilities. :twocents:
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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #69 on: August 31, 2013, 12:21:49 PM »
what im saying is that when i looked throught the each of them mid day (not low light) i did not see a $2500 dollar price difference. if i had the money i would defintely purchase the swar hds but given the circumstances for most of us they will have to wait. i believe the topics was good binos for cheap? not blow us up about not wanting to spend $2000 +.   all i use binos for is to locate and animal determine if its buck or doe etc and then pull out the spotting scope so i dont need to spend an a$$ load of money on binos and im sure alot of people are in the same boat.
Well you can compare a $10K Smart Car and $55K 4x4 over Snoqualmie Pass in the middle of August too, but a snow storm in the middle of December will give you a better understanding of their actual capabilities. :twocents:
You'll probably find that in the long run your still better off with the smart car.  :chuckle:
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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #70 on: August 31, 2013, 12:37:15 PM »
Yeah, a smart car you can put in your hunt pack and take it in with you! No worries about the gamies yelling at you for blocking a access gate!  :chuckle:
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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #71 on: August 31, 2013, 01:02:37 PM »
Didn't read the thread but I absolutely loved my Steiner predators 8x30's, mine were less than 200.00 don't know what they are now.
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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #72 on: August 31, 2013, 01:10:56 PM »
what im saying is that when i looked throught the each of them mid day (not low light) i did not see a $2500 dollar price difference. if i had the money i would defintely purchase the swar hds but given the circumstances for most of us they will have to wait. i believe the topics was good binos for cheap? not blow us up about not wanting to spend $2000 +.   all i use binos for is to locate and animal determine if its buck or doe etc and then pull out the spotting scope so i dont need to spend an a$$ load of money on binos and im sure alot of people are in the same boat.
Well you can compare a $10K Smart Car and $55K 4x4 over Snoqualmie Pass in the middle of August too, but a snow storm in the middle of December will give you a better understanding of their actual capabilities. :twocents:
You'll probably find that in the long run your still better off with the smart car.
Given your odds of being involved in a accident increase over time, I doubt that!!! ;)
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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #73 on: August 31, 2013, 01:14:02 PM »
Nikon Monarch 8X42

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Re: good binocs for cheap?
« Reply #74 on: August 31, 2013, 01:33:05 PM »
Nikon Monarch 8X42
Same ones I use. I think they are better than most twice their price.
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