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Help Picking Binos

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Remnar:
 Nikon monarchs are another option in your price range. I have had a pair close to 20 years . Great for the $ IMHOP

Tacbeav:
I really like my Leupold Alpines. Mine are a free replacement from Leupold in exchange for some at least 10 years old ones with a broken eyepiece. They retail for around $249 and I find myself using them more than my Vortex that were twice as much.

addicted1:
Whatever you get, just make sure they have a warranty. That way you can send them in and get them replaced when something breaks. Leupold has been good to me.

phildobaggins:
Dude I've had Vortex Diamondback HD 12x50's for maybe 5 or 6 years and can not say I've ever wished I had spent more on a pair of binos. As long as you don't go too cheap, you enter the realm of diminishing returns. Unless you're made of money, just get some middle of the road ones you like. I have a few pals who've spent thousands on a single binocular, so, I've had a chance to check out many different sets of glass from $200-$2000 and honestly, marginally better except for maybe color and light acquisition. I'm just trying to see if I need to put a spotter on something or not!

Taco280AI:

--- Quote from: royalbull on July 04, 2024, 10:05:44 PM ---For years I was similar to you, buying cheap binos that I could afford keeping them for a few years then realizing they were no longer worth half what I paid for them, always going up in price a hundred or so for the next ones that I would end up keeping for 3-4  more years, then I came to the conclusion that all the money I had been spending on the cheap ones was closing in on the price of quality ones...

 ...do yourself a favor a quit wasting your money like I did for years and just save up until you can buy quality you'll be glad you did

--- End quote ---

Did that in my younger years as well. If you can't afford good glass now, that's okay, just get this next set and then save up for one you'll keep.

Good glass IS worth it! A couple years ago I went with a buddy who was after elk. His dad died and he wanted to use his dad's gear on that hunt. We were on a ridge glassing and he spotted a deer and told me where. I don't see it. He keeps describing the spot, I don't see it. Why can't I find this deer, I'm using Swaro ELs!? After a minute he takes mine and looks at the "deer".... oh... it's a bush.

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