Bino Help & Advice Please!! Pulling the Trigger soon

[Redfrog]

Originally Posted by wwbirds

Put the case in the truck when driving instead of dragging them behind and they will last longer than 15 years.
Leica Geovids for me as they say buy once cry once.

Thanks for that excellent advice .

hope you had a great Christmas and nothing but good for the new year.

[Nester]

Originally Posted by JonBoy

Wholesale Sports has Vortex Diamondback 10x42 on sale for $199.99 (regular $299.99).

Great binos with excellent optics and good quality. I just bought a set after having borrowed them from a buddy a few times. Binos rarely go on a sale that good (33% off) so I figured it was time to get a set for myself.

This.

[Ice Fishing Maniac]

I like my new Leupod Mojave 10x50s in the BK3 lense. A set in the Cascades would be good buy.

Had my Leupold Olympics 10x50 for over 18 years and were a Great Bino. Got the. Replaced under warranty this fall as a eyepiece plastic insert cracked and I said to fix but since they don't produce the model anymore I was given the new pair.

Would defiantly recommend a pr in 10x42

A friend has the Nikon Monarch 5 in 10x42. Great Bino for the $$$.

IMO don't cheap out too much. If you can spend the additional couple hundred if needed.

[sask]

Originally Posted by Redfrog

Bought some 10X40 Zeiss binos, 40 years ago. still use them everytime I go out. Buddy told me I was crazy to spend that much on binos. He was wrong.

I may go to 8 power as the tens are a little hard to hold steady when you get to be old.

Agree

Same 25 years ago only I went with the Swarovski ( 10X42) .

On a related note I picked up a pair of Swarovski 7X30 on EBay 2 years ago, they are a nice addition BUT I wouldn't sell the 10X42 pair.

At that level ( Swarovski, Zeiss, Leica) it becomes personal preference, no bad choice.

Look through a pair of premium Binos and very few will question them.

[synik]

I purchased the Monarch 5 a couple yrs ago hoping They would be all I ever wanted. As it turned out they are ok but not what I had hoped. They are likely good value but if you want the best I think you will have to pay more.