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Bino Recommendations
I'm starting to save up for and research my next pair of binoculars. I had a pair of Bushnell H20 before they disappeared and they were ok, but not great. My dad has a pair of Bushnell Elite that I like, but they're not made anymore.
My use is general outdoor use, on the water while fly fishing and a bit of hunting.
I'm currently looking at options from Zeiss, Bushnell, Leica and Leupold. I'm not interested in any Vortex products due to too many bad experiences.
Requirements:
- $600 give or take a bit
- 10x42
- Waterproof
- Rugged
- Good low light performance
- Not Vortex
What do you folks use and suggest I check out?
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Re: Bino Recommendations
I recommend leupold, the zeiss and leica in that price range are a much lower quality version with their name on it, likely off shore. Bushell has screwed me twice on warranty the only 2 times I needed it. A poor decision on their part as I have bought 0 products from them since, however I have been very happy with all the leupold stuff I have bought and none of them have ever needed warranty whatsoever.
I also hear Nikon offers good value for the money but have no first hand knowledge of that.
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Re: Bino Recommendations
Nikon Monarch 7 are good in your budget.
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http://www.huntingbc.ca/forum/showth...x43-Binoculars
This is a great binocular. I’ve been using mine for over 10 years when they first came out. They are very compact and lightweight for a 43mm binocular and great glass. My brother has a newer pair of the German made model and it is sharper than my original HG.
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I have Nikon monarch 5s. They are a couple hundred less than the vortex vipers and looked better to me. They go on sale at cabela's for around $400 quite often.
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Leupold is always a quality choice in that range. For your $600 budget though I'd be going with the Zeiss Terras, personally.
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You don’t want to hear it but a used pair of vortex viper HDs will be the best in that price range
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Take a look at maven. My brother in-law bought the C-1. Glass looks. A lot of good reviews on them.
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I’d take a serious look at the used Minox that are in the classifieds here on hbc. You won’t find much better glass under a grand. If I had the extra money I would have bought them already. I currently use the bushnell elite 10x42, and they were good for the price I paid. The minox would be better.