Bino's

[Smudge00 0]

Hello

 

Made my mind up I need some good Bino's and got it narrowed down to two models 'Hawk Frontier ED Binoculars' or some'Vortex Vipers' both 8x42 and in my price bracket. Has anyone used them, owned them even had a look through them at dusk?

 

Cheers smudge

[landrover 6]

go for the vortex we have them very good

[Guest JohnGalway]

What's your budget and what're you going to be using them for?

 

I bought a pair of Opticron Imagic BGA SE 8x42's, never looked through them, went on faith of a recomendation elsewhere, they're fantastic. I am sure they're not Leicas or Swarovskis but they're damn good to my eyes.

 

Dusk and other low light conditions will need good glass

[Smudge00 0]

There mainly going to be used early morning and dusk for deer. Budget is £250 but it will stretch a bit. I know you get what you pay for with glass, would love some swaro's but can't even find some secondhand in my budget.

[Guest JohnGalway]

If you searched, you could probably find a pair of opticrons for £300, probably less infact, I think I paid 329 for mine and I (as you do) saw them cheaper elsewhere after I pressed the buy button...

 

But take advice from others on here, I wouldn't be the most knowledgeable on bins.

[sakodanny 0]

If you searched, you could probably find a pair of opticrons for £300, probably less infact, I think I paid 329 for mine and I (as you do) saw them cheaper elsewhere after I pressed the buy button...

 

But take advice from others on here, I wouldn't be the most knowledgeable on bins.

 

Go on that auction site and look for a seconhand Carl Zeiss Jena 8x30 you will not go wrong with these I have these and they are brilliant.

Should get them for around £60.00 - £.00

[longrange 0]

If you searched, you could probably find a pair of opticrons for £300, probably less infact, I think I paid 329 for mine and I (as you do) saw them cheaper elsewhere after I pressed the buy button...

 

But take advice from others on here, I wouldn't be the most knowledgeable on bins.

 

Go on that auction site and look for a seconhand Carl Zeiss Jena 8x30 you will not go wrong with these I have these and they are brilliant.

Should get them for around £60.00 - £.00

 

early in my pro stalker carrear i had 3 pairs of zeiss jena 8x30 great wee glass about 25 quid including case ?

dont know if you can get them now?

[Guest oneredtrim]

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Edited November 9, 2008 by oneredtrim

[dwighet 1]

I have the vortex razors 8x42 life time warrenty no questions asked ...awesome bins...havnt seen the vipers but can reccomend the razors for sure....

http://www.sherwoods-photo.com/vortex_bino...noculars_fs.htm

[mattydski 560]

I'm with john on the Opticrons.

I have 10x42 high resolution.. My dad had them before me, cost him 2-300 quid 10 years ago.

Great quality, very in all light conditions.

It would take alot of money to see any difference ..

Matt

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Failing that the nikon monarch range are also excellent for the money, i use them 8x42, in all light conditions can't fault them, as said about the rest it would take serious money to find a difference.............

[Yokel Matt 918]

I got some MINOX 10x42 BR's for that sort of money and i think they are fantastic