PermaFocus Binoculars

[Sling]

I tried a search and could not find anything. Maybe it is the spelling.

Has anyone tried Bushnell's PermaFocus Binoculars? Bushnell's site says, "Focus-free models are designed for viewing distant subjects. The close focus limit is subjective and dependent on the user"™s eyesight."

I have read a couple of product reviews on other sites thatsay the 10 X 50's arefuzzy at less than100 yards and the 12 X 50's arefuzzyat less than 150 yards.Some of the negative press it coming from bird watchers trying to use them at close range.

I was wonderingif anyone has any experience with them on larger objects (like deer) at medium to long ranges?

[BTM]

A guide had a pair of those. He didn't like them.

[Snoogsdad]

I have a pair of no focus Simmons binoculars and I really like them. I have much worse eyesight in my right eye so they help me. I always have trouble adjusting regular binoculars so they are not blurry. I have not tried the Bushnell binos.

[PABowhntr]

Not to offend anyone but I have not really had any favorable experiences with the permafocus bins that I have tried. Close focus is definitely an issue. Even with variation due to an individual's eye there still is an issue.

May I ask why you are interested in them as compared to just a regular focus model?

[bbbagman]

I have a Steiner pair and like mine just fine.

[Sling]

Not to offend anyone but I have not really had any favorable experiences with the permafocus bins that I have tried. Close focus is definitely an issue. Even with variation due to an individual's eye there still is an issue.

May I ask why you are interested in them as compared to just a regular focus model?

PABowhntr - I saw them in a magazine and I thought they might be quicker for scanning game.

I went to a sporting good store yesterday and looked through a pair of the 10 X 50's, and I now understand why some people like them and some do not. When you look through them, the binoculars magnify the image, but you use your eyes to focus on the object of interest. I think they would work for just quickly scanning objects for short periods of time, but if you really try to hold on an object and study it, it starts to strain the eyes a little bit. With my vision, I was not able to get a totally clear picture in the store, but I waslimited to reading a sign that wasmaybe 30 - 40yards away.