Size Binoculars
What kind of binoculars should I buy for looking/watching wildlife & using for general purposes ?
I looked at a pair of Nikon 8 X 40 also some Leupold,Bosh & lomb & cabela’s brand name others 10 X 40 size I just want a great pair to have & use for when I’m outdoors.
Both 8×40 and 10×40 are very popular with wildlife viewers. The 8×40 generally have a wider field of view which is very beneficial for trying to find flying birds or birds in branches of trees. 8×40 have less jiggle of the image but not noticeably less magnification. I have both and I can barely tell the difference. Select a pair of roof prism binos as they are water proof and fog proof. You can spend a lot of money on a pair, up to $3000 but generally speaking you get only about 10% improvement in performance for each doubling in price. So somewhere in the $200 to $700 price range is really good performance fore a reasonable price. In the higher price range you generally get locking diopter adjustment, which is something I really like. One of my pairs has it and one does not. The more expensive pairs are marketed mainly to birders, who are always trying to impress other birders with their optics.
Nikon makes some outstanding binoculars, but they are very expensive. I once had a pair.
Among the less expensive but very good pairs are these:
Nikon trailblazer 8×40
http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/nikon/nikon-trailblazer-8×42-atb-binocular
Inexpensive, excellent eye relief if you should ever have to wear glasses, decent field of view but not great, very poor close focus but not too important if you are not interested in dragon flies or butterflies.
Vortex Diamondback is in the same price range but has some advantages. Wider field of view and much closer focus.
http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/vortex/diamondback-8×42-binocular
I do not believe that either of these have locking diopter adjustment though. Another nice feature that some binos have and some do no is twist up eye cups. They are normally found in the more expensive binos.
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Vanguard Spirit ED Binocular- Choose Size 8X42 $319.99 |
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Alpen MagnaView Series Binoculars-Choose Size 8X42 $59.99 |
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Barska Crossover Binocular – Choose Size 8×32 One Color $59.99 |
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Barska Zoom Escape Binoculars- Choose Size AB11048-7-20×35 $39.99 |
