Binocular Poll...What kind do you use?
12-01-2003, 05:37 AM
#5
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: memphis TN
Posts: 447
RE: Binocular Poll...What kind do you use?
I' m interested in this as well. I have been using a little pair of 8x21 Bushnells that suck. The small objective lets in no light. I am looking at a pair of Nikon Monarch ATB 10x42' s that are really nice and in my price range. That would really make looking through the brush easier, especially early and late.
12-01-2003, 07:03 AM
#8
Join Date: Nov 2003
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RE: Binocular Poll...What kind do you use?
Swarovski SLC 10x42. They are hard to beat for resolution and low light performance. I think I am getting some Pentax 9x32 mid-size for Christmas
If going with a roof prism design, make sure you look at a pair with phase corrected optics to get a really sharp image. The quality of glass does make a big difference. When you go out west where optics are really used a lot, everyone I have ran across has been using swarovski or leica.
If going with a roof prism design, make sure you look at a pair with phase corrected optics to get a really sharp image. The quality of glass does make a big difference. When you go out west where optics are really used a lot, everyone I have ran across has been using swarovski or leica.
12-01-2003, 08:17 AM
#10
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Phoenix, Az
Posts: 86
RE: Binocular Poll...What kind do you use?
I' ve got several, but the ones I use the most are my Bushnell PowerView (or maybe it' s PowerFocus?) 12x50 I think. They' re pretty cheap, but they work nicely when they' re mounted on my tripod. Last year javelina hunting I picked up a bedded coyote at over a mile away.