ORIGINAL: DMiller6868
I've been looking at some new binoculars and was checking out the Nikon Monarchs. What's your opinion on spending a lot of extra money for binoculars? Is it worth it? Or does a cheap pair usually suit you just fine. I have a very cheap pair and have trouble spotting any deer. I was hoping a good pair of binoculars might help in spot and stalking efforts to find the bedded down deer. Thanks
I have a pair of the nikon monarchs also10x42's,there ok if I had to do it again they now have some 8,10and12x56mm objective lens the the bigger objective lens is excellent for first and last light they let in more light which alows you to see better images at dawn and dusk which in most cases is when you might miss the big whitetail moving,but if your gonna buy anything bigger than 10power go look through them and make sure you can hold them still enough without moving all over on you,as far as stalking the zeiss or leicas would be a better choice,my boss has a pair of the leicas and the zeiss and the leicas are of better quality of glass hands down,but they are both supurb glass,but for $300.00 or under I think your gonna be hard pressed to find a pair better than the monarch's......Ted