Looking to upgrade from my Alpen 10x25 binoculars, to something brighter. Thinking about a roof prism, waterproof, fogproof, bak4, 8x32 or 8x36. Have noticed that alot of guys use, 8x40 or 10x40. Is the extra brightness of the 40mm worth extra weight over a lighter 32mm or 36mm? And is a 40mm pratical for bowhunting and gun hunting in a tree stand? Also, what do you guys think about the Brunton Lite Tech, 8x32 and 10x42? They are waterproof, fogproof, roof prism, bak4, and have a emerald fire magnesium flouride coating to enhance light transmission, or so the catalog says. I know its not zeiss, or steiner or even leopold but, the cash ain't there for these brands. Thanks for for all replys.
Scott Woody

If you want a good bright pair of binoculars. I would go with the Nikon Monarch ATB 8x42's. You will notice a difference in brightness with the 8x32 vs 8x42's. The 8x42's are a great all around pair of hunting binoculars.

Jon Jackoviak
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I use 8X42's also,not too big not too small...

hello I recently had a couple of binoculars sent to me so I could compare them. In the end I had the Nikon Monarchs in 10x42 for $300 and the Pentax in 10x42 for $650 and it seemed in all light conditions the Nikons were just as clear as the Pentax the Pentx had some nice feature but not worth the extra money.

Raymond 270

I recently picked up a pair of the Bushnell 8X32 Legends from Gander Mountain. They are water & shock proof, and have phase corrected multi-coated lenses. I checked out all they had there, and for the quality, size, and money I went with those instead of the high dollar European models!! Optics were the same, and that said alot about Bushnell's quality!!

Hey Maytom, what did those bushnells run? Thanks, Scott Woody

I bought the swarwoksi 8.5x42 EL series. Needless to say the price is as stunning as the quality. I bought it on a 6-pay plan and DO NOT regret this purchase at all.

Recommendation: I bought something like 6 pairs of good binoculars on credit card and did my own side-by-side comparison at dawn, dusk overcast, sunny, etc for a week or so. This is the one I kept... clearly superior to my over 40 eyes.

I credit my optics to allowing me to hunt rightto legal limit even in heavy forest cover, something I was never able to do before. ALso credit it w/ a hog I would not have seen clearly w/ naked eye. Local law says 15" at sholder, so I was able to verify this beforehand w/ binocs, and thanks to the leupold scope, I was ableto take her and anchor her so I wouldn't haveto chase thru the woods at night to find her.
Thanks to modern gunmakers high quality offerings, you can buy the cheapest rifle and best optics and have a dynamite combo... too many people do it the other way around, which IMHO is bass ackwards way of "looking" at things.
Good Hunting!

Iswoody,

Those Bushnell Legends run around $230.00.

Jon Jackoviak
The Optic Zone
www.theopticzone.com
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