Best binoculars for the $$$$
08-04-2011, 10:01 AM
#15
Typical Buck
Join Date: Dec 2008
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08-04-2011, 10:38 AM
#16
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: From Texas but now reside in MS
Posts: 823
I got a pair of Zeiss from my Dad, and my BIL bought a pair of Nikon Carrylites a few years ago for about $129.. One day we were sitting in the blind together and I was amazed how clear those Nikon's were.. There was a little difference the glass, but not enough to justify the price difference.
08-04-2011, 06:15 PM
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: North Central Illinois
Posts: 848
I use Nikon Monarch (10x42) and am happy with them. Watch Gander, they go on sale once in a while. I picked mine up for about $175 a year ago. You can save $20 if you don't have to have the camo version. In my opinion, small items like bino's don't need camo, as they are just a small hunk of green or black that isn't going to show up against the camo of your jacket anyway.
09-21-2011, 02:39 AM
#19
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ohio
Posts: 7,876
I've got a collection for various use I've assembled over the years, a 9x Steiner Bighorn for non-long range gun hunting, a 15x Zeiss Conquest for the long range stuff, and Zeiss and Optolyth compacts I wear in a shirt pocket during bow and turkey season. What do I use the most of those? The Bighorns.
Were I to buy a single pair tomorrow for all purpose use it'd for sure be the 10x Nikon Monarch. Awfully good stuff for the money, tough as nails and a warranty you'll probably never need.
HL
Were I to buy a single pair tomorrow for all purpose use it'd for sure be the 10x Nikon Monarch. Awfully good stuff for the money, tough as nails and a warranty you'll probably never need.
HL