Binocular Recommendation

[K-22]

There is a current thread posted by a forum member regarding binocular recommendations.
I am starting this thread so his will not be cluttered.
I am curious. There have been many suggestions and comments.
To those that have made suggestions.
Is your suggestion based solely on price point? Warranty?
Have you owned the binocs you are recommending?
Have you actually had occasion to use the binocs you are recommending?
What features would you be looking for if you were pulling money out of your pocket to buy a pair of binocs?

Best,
Gary

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[Nosferatu]

What you want to look at, from how far, under what conditions and what time of day drives optics selection.

 

[PORSCHE928S4]

I go with Steiner

 

[hongkong2]

 

[solv3nt]

I don't think I made a recommendation, but my cheap set is a 10x Leupold BX4, which are made in Japan, as opposed to the others that were made in China at the time. My recommendation is spend more, and get non China glass.

My current lineup is the Swaro ATX 65 spotter on a Swaro carbon tripod. My close in binoculars are 8x Swaro SLC.



Grizz at approximately 400 yards through the spotter on a cellphone camera.




Hawk at approximately 300 yards with the same setup.

 

[K-22]

I go with Steiner

Why?
If I had asked the same questions about motor vehicles, would you just say, Porsche, without utilizing the thought process?
Best,
Gary

 

[solv3nt]

Why?
If I had asked the same questions about motor vehicles, would you just say, Porsche, without utilizing the thought process?
Best,
Gary

I don't recall him answering in the other post. I'm In this post, I believe he just answered with what he uses.

The majority of the responses were right above OPs very low budget. The responses were overwhelming spend more than $150.

 

[K-22]

I don't recall him answering in the other post. I'm this post, I believe he just answered with what he uses.

The majority of the responses were right above OPs very low budget. The responses were overwhelming spend more than $150.

Dang! I cannot believe I got you two mixed up.
That is the second error on my scorecard for the day.

Best,
Gary

 

[solv3nt]

Dang! I cannot believe I got you two mixed up.
That is the second error on my scorecard for the day.

Best,
Gary

So.... What's your first?

 

[K-22]

So.... What's your first?

I appreciate your interest, but that information is only available on a "need to know" basis.

Ya know, like Skunkworks secret.
Best,
Gary

 

[USMC1911]

A better answer would be offered if you stated a budget as the price is vast between entry and top end. I like image stabilizing sets but they are expensive.

 

[K-22]

A better answer would be offered if you stated a budget as the price is vast between entry and top end. I like image stabilizing sets but they are expensive.

I did ask if price point entered into the equation.
Best,
Gary

 

[solv3nt]

I did ask if price point entered into the equation.
Best,
Gary

I'm not sure I follow the point of this thread...

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm not sure I follow the point of this thread...

He's (she, it, them, quid, pro, quo, dino-nonbinary) is trying to determine what drives people to recommend the optics they recommend.

 

[solv3nt]

He's (she, it, them, quid, pro, quo, dino-nonbinary) is trying to determine what drives people to recommend the optics they recommend.

Same thing that drives our recommendations for guns?

 

[gmerkt]

Whatever you buy, make sure it's something you like. Because if you're like many others who shoot, camp, whatever, you may have them in your possession for decades. To get a pair you like a lot may take what you now think is a lot of money. But in the future, you will have a nice instrument and you won't think about how much it cost.

I have several Japanese-made binocs, the newest of which is probably 25 years old. Unless you are careless and lose or drop a pair, they are the kind of thing that doesn't wear out fast. Another thing, you may be at a point in life where you think you will use them a lot. But as time goes by, you may find yourself using them less.

Oh, and because they are the kind of thing that tends to stick around, if you live long enough, you may inherit a pair or two.

 

[Nosferatu]

Same thing that drives our recommendations for guns?

Religion?

 

[solv3nt]

Religion?

I follow John Moses Browning.

 

[Nosferatu]

I follow John Moses Browning.

That's POPE JMB!

 

[solv3nt]

That's POPE JMB!

I always thought he was a saint, but what do I know