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Recommendation for compact binocular?

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HntnFsh:
OK you guys.Let me throw a curve in here.

I have never checked on compacts but....A couple years ago I did a lot of research on fullsize binos I could afford.

I ended up with a pair of carson 10x50xm.I swear you cant beat them for the $ or even a lot more $. Almost every place I looked rated them higher than the Nikon Monarchs And not as good but comparable to high end glass,They are about the same $ as Monarchs or cheaper if you look around.

Unconditional lifetime warranty.I beat the hell out of them in my truck,Messed up the twist up eye cups.Called Carson.Sent in the glasses and $12.50.A week later I had brand new glass at my door step.

littletoes:
Had me a big 'Ol pair of military 10X50's. Awsome glass, but VERY HEAVY. So if you ask me to compare big glass to compact, or semi-compact, I would have to go with the lighter version. When you go in a ways, that weight adds up. If you are only going a short way from the truck to the stand, then by all means, full size optics are hard to beat, but they do get in the way!

I just remember that "thump, thump, thump" of those monsters bouncing off my chest as I walked in. You see, I carry my optics on my chest so they are always available, at a moments notice. I consider mine a "semi-compact", 10X42 Nikon Monarch. The true compacts are just too small for me, and don't have enough sight picture.

I know these don't have the light gathering ability of the 8 powers, but I opted for the sacrafice of that for a bit more power, theres a math formula for figuing exit pupil, but I don't think you guys want to know that...

Intruder:
I agree w/ FOsteology.  Buy to the limit you can reasonably afford.  That being said there seem to be an awful lot of good quality stuff out there these days that you don't have to spend a grand on.  There's some super quality in binos for 300-600.  And in scopes there are some flat awesome stuff for under 300.  Check out:

- Vortex
- Sightron
- Bushnell Elite
- Millet
- Pentax

1371Marine:
I'm really loving my steiner predator 8x30s that I got last year. Compact, lightweight, waterproof, good light transmission reasonable price. Once you focus the eyepieces to your eyes you just look where you want with no manual focusing.

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