Bitterroot Bulls
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I'm glad you like them, elkhunter. I would like to hear how they hold up, and how your experience compares to mine.
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I'm glad you like them, elkhunter. I would like to hear how they hold up, and how your experience compares to mine.
Drhorsepower
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What binos do you guys take into the back country when packing in? I really want to sell my leupold golden rings and get something lighter. My neck can't take another hunt.
Bitterroot Bulls
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Drhorsepower,
I bet if you start a thread with that question, you are going to get a wide variety of answers. I would be interested to hear. Personally, I don't skimp on the glass, even on deep backcountry hunts. It is a full-size 10X42 that I take (currently SLCs, although it has been, and will be others, including the mentioned ED2s). A good bino harness, and I don't really notice the weight.
It will be an interesting thread.
I bet if you start a thread with that question, you are going to get a wide variety of answers. I would be interested to hear. Personally, I don't skimp on the glass, even on deep backcountry hunts. It is a full-size 10X42 that I take (currently SLCs, although it has been, and will be others, including the mentioned ED2s). A good bino harness, and I don't really notice the weight.
It will be an interesting thread.
Look at the Steiner line. They have excellent quality glass and I can look through mine all day long and never strain. They don't break the bank and for the money I think are hard to beat. I have the Steiner Merlin 10x42's. They cost me around $800 when I bought them 4.5 years ago. I think they're in the $500 - $600 range now.
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brooks
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In your price range I would look at Minox. Go to .....www.cameralandny.com... they are sponsers on a lot of hunting sites and they know optics. They will answer any questions you have, I have never heard a bad word about them and I have been seeing guys post up a lot of good things and good prices about camera land for a long time on a lot of hunting sites.
Nikon Monarchs 12x42 $300-$350, awesome set of binoculars and saves you a couple hundred dollars for beer!
My hunting buddy and I have been using the 12x42 monarchs for four years in Wyoming, for antelope and mule deer and this will be our fith year.
Elkoholic307
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12x is a lot of magnification to hold steady. Some people can do it just fine, but most people are more comfortable with 10x or especially 8x. If you glass from a tripod a lot, 12x can be beneficial. The other issue is field of view, as it gets constricted with most high-magnification binocular models, especially the 12x Monarchs (262 ft. @ 1000 yards). In comparison, The Zen ED3 10X43 FOV is 340 ft. @ 1000yards, while the ED3 8X43 has a whopping 426 ft. @ 1000 yards. It is like the difference between looking through a picture window and a porthole.