What power of binoculars do you carry afield?

[champs]

Simple question, looking for input in order to make my next purchase as I outfit myself for a trip later this month.

[moosinaround]

10x50 porro prism. Wider IPD for me. Would love a good set of 10x42 roofs though!

[Spuddge]

10 x 42 Vortex.

[6616]

10x40 Swarovski

[Steeleco]

10x42 Nikon Monarch's

[brotherjack]

8x42 Vortex

[Barracuda]

10 power .........

[tuchodi]

I have the 10x42 Bushnell Elites with RainGuard. As a lot of guy's on here will say only the Swarovsky,Leica and Zeiss are the best for clarity I don't in my eyes see a problem with my Elites and with RainGuard I will never change as it is a great feature that makes hunting in rain or snow bareable, I also have the 4200 Rifle scope with RainGuard.

[hunter1947]

10x42 cascade Leupold.

[stanway]

Just got a set of 8x42 Leupold Acadias - very nice.

[K-1]

10x42 Vortex Vipers.

[Flingin' Sticks]

10X50 Bushnell Legends. For the money, they are great, just a little on the heavy side IMO

[Sitkaspruce]

8x42 Leuplod Gold Ring HD and a 20x60 spotter for those far away objects. Like the 8x because I shake and the 8x does not magnify this as much as 10 would and they are better in the timber.

Cheers

SS

[MichelD]

8x42 power Bausch and Lomb Legacy

[Stresd]

10 x 42 Bushnell Legends. Nice and not overly heavy. My Bud uses the 10 x 50 Legends which I find too big for me.

[ibehuntin]

10x42 Swarovski EL's.

[7mag700]

Bushnell Zoom 9 - 27 x 50. Porro prism Crappy Tire specials, don't compare to my buddies' Swarovskis, but I like the zoom feature.

[Kitimat Killer]

10x42 swarovski EL's

[Frango]

8x42 power Bausch and Lomb Legacy
Ditto, great glass for the price

[DWEL]

8x42 power Bausch and Lomb Legacy

x3 only in 10x50.

[Rob]

Good thread, as I am in the market for new glasses and am trying to find out everything I can on glass types and magnification. Rob

[Shooter]

10x42 Vortex Vipers. Great glass even if they charged more for them.

[Bow Walker]

Lots of 10 power binos here......mine are 8.5x50 Vortex. I find that the 10 power is too hard for me to hold steady when glassing a slash or a cut block. Getting old I guess.

But the 8.5 power are just geat and the 50mm objective lens lets in a whole pile of light in the early and late hours of the day.

[huntwriter]

10 X 42 Swarovki SLC for general hunting and Pentax 8 X 40 for treestand hunting and stalking in thick brush or other wooded areas. The Pentax are lighter to hold in the hand and glass frequently (every few minutes or two to three steps).

Swarovski's are great for sitting or driving and glassing vast amounts of countryside, they are crystal clear optics for up to a mile and more in clear weather conditions.

[mark4]

I use the 10 x 42 swarovski slc as well. It took me a while to save the coin and Yes they are expensive -but it was a good investement in my opinion- I definitely do not regret buying them. Do not look through them if you are considering other binoculars- they will ruin you.

[CDN GNR]

12X42 Nikon Monarchs and absolutely love them.....

[Onesock]

8 power Swaro's.

[bridger]

if you are backpacking i suggest a good 8x30 as they are compact and a top quality glass will give you good service. i use 10x42 swarovski's for sheep hunting my partner uses a 10x32 zeiss that folds in his shirt pocket for sheep hunting so i guess it boils down to what you are going to be hunting and how much $$ you want to spend. over the years i have found that biting the bullet and spending the $$ for a top quality glass is well worth it

[BCbillies]

8 x 30 Zeiss (16 oz). I mainly backpack hunt and prefer lightweight/compact.

[Theo722]

12x50 HD Leica
Couldn't be happier.

[coach]

10 x 42 Nikon Monarch's. Hard to find anything better for the price.

[kennyj]

10 power Lieca

[goatdancer]

8x42 Celestron. Would go for a set of Vortex now though.

[Will]

My VXIII does the job just fine ! :-o

[Hunterguy]

Great insight to all the brands of binocs, don't want to screw up the thread but I for one have eyeglasses and in the field I find that kleenex or toilette paper is the most important thing I could have in my pocket. Do have the bushnell rainguard, with my scopes, find that works fine but for people who have eyeglasses which binoc would you suggest?

[porcupine]

8 x 32 Leicas. Great size for stalking, great glass for spotting.
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[Chinese redneck]

In my group, we got 3 guys using 10 X 42 SLC the other one using 10 X 50 SLC.

[Bow Walker]

Great insight to all the brands of binocs, don't want to screw up the thread but I for one have eyeglasses and in the field I find that kleenex or toilette paper is the most important thing I could have in my pocket. Do have the bushnell rainguard, with my scopes, find that works fine but for people who have eyeglasses which binoc would you suggest?
I wear glasses - all the time - I've got Vortex, and they work just fine.

[Prowler]

7x42 bauch and laumb... I like the lower mag for a steady sight picture. No shaking, and have never had anybody with higher power binos spot anything that I couldnt in the feild, and I typicaly spend a lot of time behind the glass when hunting mules down south...They are great in the tight bush found around mule deer haunts here as well...

[NaStY]

I use 10X43 bushnel

[Chuck]

8X30 Zeiss @ 750 grams, hang round the neck most of the day.

[GoatGuy]

Simple question, looking for input in order to make my next purchase as I outfit myself for a trip later this month.
just buy a high power scope. :biggrin:


all joking aside anything up to 10 will be fine after that you're going to need a strong neck and a steady hand.

[porcupine]

I wear glasses all the time and carry a camo cloth to clean the glasses if there is game near by and it's raining or snowing hard.
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[1/2 slam]

10 x 42 Pentax DCF series.

[john-brennan]

8x32 Leica, great glass and light.

[SAVAGE300]

the wife loves the 16x20 bushnell, she sees everything, ill stick with my 8x30 burris II

[Ruger4]

Have an old pair ( 20 years ) rubber coated 10 x 50 Nikon's , tried many new brands , keep going back to the Nikons , great glass , 20 years not one issue with them :biggrin:

[MOWITCH SLAYER]

8X42 legacy , thier good but i'd like something that i can count points a little better

[Bighorn hunter]

10x42 swaro el, no regrets, and would never go back to compacs.I feel the extra weight is worth the improved spottability

[David Heitsman]

I have carried 10 X 42 Leupolds for a few years now and find them to be great in every aspect except that when I am winded or my heart is really pounding I can't get them steady enough. They are also really useless while on horseback. I once had an issue with them and Leupold had them repaired (free of charge) and back to me within a few days.

I just bought a new pair of Leupolds this fall for my uncle and they are 7 -12 X 32 Switch Power. You can scan on 7 power and then steady yourself and flip the switch to 12 power for antler gauging or ring counts etc. With 7 you also can easily glass on horseback. He loves them. I had tested the
prototypes at SCI last January and Cabelas had them back ordered till mid October even tho I ordered them in August. They will be a good seller for them. There is also a 10-17 X 42 available from Leopold as well.

[Maxx]

Leica 10x42 BRF's , love them.

[cwocarsten]

I use 10X42EL Swaroski. It is worth the pain of waiting an extra year or two and buy a set that you will use for a lifetime and never regret.