What Bino's do you use?

[rackattack]

Leupold Wind rivers, 8x42.

[NORRISKI2]

10 x 43 Pentax DCF SP.  Great binocular for the price.  I would not suggest they are in the same category as a high end binocular such as: swarovski, leica, or zeiss but for the money you can't beat them.  My brother has a pair of 10 x 42 Khales which are a very nice binocular but I can't tell much of a difference between the Pentax and Khales.  I have not looked at them yet but I hear the new Pentax ED model compares to the top end brands but are less expensive.

[RubblesPH]

Swaro 10X42 EL's  Can't say enough about them.

[bowhuntin]

I bought some pentax dcf hr 10x42 that are a big jump up from the crappy bushnell I was using. They are real sharp, compared them to the Nikon Monarchs no difference that I could tell plus at the time they were on sale for 100 dollars cheaper. No sense in spending the extra money on the Nikons if you are getting the same quality.

[WAcoueshunter]

I just bought the Leupold gold ring HD 10x42s from the Cabela's sale for $800.  Nice glass.  Compared them with my buddy's swaro SLCs close to dark and couldn't tell a difference with the glass at extreme low light.  I think the swaro's are better from an ergonomic standpoint, but I wouldn't pay the extra cash for that. 

Anybody use Brunton's?  I "won" a 50% off coupon for anything on the Brunton site at the RMEF banquet.   Thinking about one of their spotting scopes.  I think I can get multiple items, so any Brunton advice (tripod, mount, etc.) would be great.

[Bookworm]

I have a couple of Brunton glasses. I love their glass. When I bought my Epoch's I bought somebody's gift certificate which saved me a lot of money. Have fun dealing with them. If you have any troubles let me know. I have the regional sales guys phone number if you need it. I had too several times.

[MikeWalking]

Minolta  10x50.  About 120$.  Fully multi-coated glass, no Phase correction. Big and heavy, yes. But they have survived many years of air travel. I've got 3 others I've collected over the years, differant sizes and brands. But I really like these.

[thinkingman]

I have Kahles 8X40's and Nikon LX Premier 8X32.
The Kahles are great but the Nikons are fantastic.
In optics, you almost always get what you pay for*



*There are companies that overprice their product to appear high end.

[ICEMAN]

Can I ask what you paid for the Leupold 10x42s?

[runningboard]

Wind river 10 x50 porro by Leupold. made my el-cheapo 20 power scope obsolete, can see just as good through the 10's as with "bargain" spotter.

[ICEMAN]

Hmmm, thats a bit more afordable compared to some of the others... I would like a new pair, that size, and I love Leupold co...my old Bushnell Trophy are still working well, but they need a replacement.

[skinzner]

Swarovski 10X42 SLC's i wish i would have bought these many years ago  instead of buying a lot of lesser bino's

[MountainWalk]

i have a pair of burris 8x32's..  for guiding in mt, i really do need bigger and better tho. at least some 10's.  my boss loaned me his swaros for a day and i could not believe how nice they were. till then i thought that was mostly hype how nice they are... but alot of the times i end up using the hunter's glass anyhow.


weird..    back in arkansas, i never used glass. i moved out west and all the "experts" said use glass. i got glass. now i feel naked when i go into the field without them.  but the burris is a pretty nice glass for the inbetween price..they are sharp, light and most of all pretty dang tuff.. lots of horse stories. just my 2

[Elknut1]

  Hope you don't mind me jumping in here guys but I see a few of you aren't loaded with money, well neither am I. (grin) But I've had several of the Burris line & 1 leupold bino about the 275.00 -350.00 range.  They were OK, but when I got a pair of Vortex Diamondbacks about a year ago, man what a difference in glass between my others. For any that are considering some Optics especially if you were like us & didn't have tons of money but wanted the best you could get for a buck then you should do yourself a favor & look through a pair of 10x42 D-Backs they're 209.00 that includes shipping & a Vortex Bino Harness which everyone should have that owns binos! I promise you they're better than both the Burris & Leupold for brighter & crisper images of equal levels.
  For those who want a bit better the Vipers are the next level where a real difference is shown, they're 509.00 these are the very ones I used all last year, this year it's the Razors, Wow!! They are awesome & rival the Swarovskis at less than half the price! They're only 6 1/4" tall & weigh 27oz, they're pretty cool. PM me if you'd like to check some out? Have a great day!

  I should have the photos & prices up on our Site very soon! But for the time being you can check out what they look like here!   http://www.audubonbinoculars.com/products

  ElkNut/Paul

[Sagedawg]

Elknut,

    How do the Fury's and Vulture's compare? Can you use a tripod with the Vulture's? I might be looking at a pair of those .


Thanks Sage