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hiya Kestrel, good deal on a wide field of view 6.5x option ($279)
Kowa 6.5x32 BD II XD Wide-Angle Binoculars
Buy Kowa 6.5x32 BD II XD Wide-Angle Binoculars featuring Extra-Low-Dispersion PROMINAR Glass, Phase-Corrected Schmidt-Pechan Prisms, Anti-Reflection Fully Multi-Coated, Oil-Resistant KR Exterior Lens Coatings, Wide 65° Angle of View, Short 4.25' Close Focus Distance, Nitrogen Filled, Waterproof...
Kestrel
Flashaholic
Late to the thread, but those look like a really nice option. (y)
+1 on the Kowa
yeoldoak
Newly Enlightened
Picked up over the years, used police, military binos.
Used for hunting, hill walking and wildlife spotting, sometimes
theres folk up to no good and a closer look is in order : )
Steiner Commander XP 7x50 Marine Binoculars with compass
Steiner Predator Military Marine 8x30
Steiner Fero D12 8X30
Carl Zeiss 8x30
Used for hunting, hill walking and wildlife spotting, sometimes
theres folk up to no good and a closer look is in order : )
Steiner Commander XP 7x50 Marine Binoculars with compass
Steiner Predator Military Marine 8x30
Steiner Fero D12 8X30
Carl Zeiss 8x30
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Vortex 8.5x32 Raptor Binoculars
$66 for good as new condition from B&H could be a pair for car or truck.
Transferable Lifetime Warranty from Vortex
Vortex 8.5x32 Raptor Binoculars
$66 for good as new condition from B&H could be a pair for car or truck.
Transferable Lifetime Warranty from Vortex
Kestrel
Flashaholic
Missed this post until now; I saw that they had only one used one, so I ordered the used one for my (retired) friend, and a new one ($89) for me. I anticipate replacing the full-size China-mfg Leupold 8x42's that I mentioned back here:
anything optics>>>
+ How about a thread on anything optics related,, from binoculars/monoculars, hunting scopes, spotting scopes & everything else. What you have, what you are looking to get, what you used them for or adventures, reviews, general questions and tips. ~all welcome pictures = :thumbsup:
www.candlepowerforums.com
in case anybody is looking for entry-level full-size Leupolds.
+Missed this post until now; I saw that they had only one used one, so I ordered the used one for my (retired) friend, and a new one ($89) for me. I anticipate replacing the full-size China-mfg Leupold 8x42's that I mentioned back here:
anything optics>>>
+ How about a thread on anything optics related,, from binoculars/monoculars, hunting scopes, spotting scopes & everything else. What you have, what you are looking to get, what you used them for or adventures, reviews, general questions and tips. ~all welcome pictures = :thumbsup:
in case anybody is looking for entry-level full-size Leupolds.
Nikon E II are ten times more expensive, likely not ten times better,,, hope they work out for you Kestrel at the price point.
Kestrel
Flashaholic
Oh and for the occasional flashaholic here (lol); you get a Nitecore Tube v2.0 from B&H with those new Vortexes; will report further when rec'd. ;-)
Headed to me in the mail:
1- Pocket angled monocular.
2- Brunton Echo monocular.
3- Nikon 8x25 Travelite binoculars.
Number 1 is more for examining objects up-close for finer details. Or, relatively up-close.
Number 2 is for testing out. Many consider this thing to be a toy. I do have a much better and more expensive monocular I bought over a decade ago. But was too curious to see how bad (or good) this one is.
Number 3 has a lot of reviews as possibly the absolute best Budget pair of binocs currently available. But surprisingly comes with a few excellent features many binocs costing a lot more don't have. Biggest negative being not good for star gazing. (Though personally don't care about that.) And yes, I do have other pairs of binocs. Both bigger, and smaller than the Nikon.
1- Pocket angled monocular.
2- Brunton Echo monocular.
3- Nikon 8x25 Travelite binoculars.
Number 1 is more for examining objects up-close for finer details. Or, relatively up-close.
Number 2 is for testing out. Many consider this thing to be a toy. I do have a much better and more expensive monocular I bought over a decade ago. But was too curious to see how bad (or good) this one is.
Number 3 has a lot of reviews as possibly the absolute best Budget pair of binocs currently available. But surprisingly comes with a few excellent features many binocs costing a lot more don't have. Biggest negative being not good for star gazing. (Though personally don't care about that.) And yes, I do have other pairs of binocs. Both bigger, and smaller than the Nikon.
Kestrel
Flashaholic
Just trying out the new Vortex; initial impression is that they seem to be excellent for their price point.
And in pure flashaholic fashion, the free Nitecore Tube is awesome. :-D Smaller than I thought it would be, excellent UI; I like the blue charging LED, is already clipped to my jacket zipper pull.
And in pure flashaholic fashion, the free Nitecore Tube is awesome. :-D Smaller than I thought it would be, excellent UI; I like the blue charging LED, is already clipped to my jacket zipper pull.
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Another option for Kestrel,, don't ask me how I ran across this:cool:
$266 using coupon
7X32
www.opticsplanet.com
Another option for Kestrel,, don't ask me how I ran across this:cool:
$266 using coupon
7X32
Hawke Sport Optics Endurance ED Marine 7x32mm Roof Prism Binoculars 36500, Color: Blue, Prism System: Roof, $29.01 Off, Coupon Available w/ Free S&H
Shop Hawke Sport Optics Endurance ED Marine 7x32mm Roof Prism Binoculars | $29.01 Off 5 Star Rating on 1 Review for Hawke Sport Optics Endurance ED Marine 7x32mm Roof Prism Binoculars Coupon Available...
Kestrel
Flashaholic
Interesting, those look nice. The combination of relatively low mag and 32mm objective lenses is uncommon.
Certainly not shopping at the moment, but curious as to country-of-manufacture.
Certainly not shopping at the moment, but curious as to country-of-manufacture.
I remember a long time ago when 7x35 porro prisms were extremely common. Today they are much neglected. Hawke is a UK based company selling products manufactured in China.
hsa
Flashlight Enthusiast
Found Comet Lemon with a Canon 15-50 image stabilized binocular tonight. Anyone else have any luck with the comets?
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Almost two months ago, picked up a pair of these Flat-Field, ED & APO glass 8x32 bins.
fully coated for dielectric & phase, also external lens coatings.
They are easily $500 binoculars all day long, trust me.
I got mine on Amazon for a new release, early price for about $220
If you do an ebay search and buy direct from SVBONY, you can use a 20% coupon and get them for $191
~ THAT IS A STEAL for what the view is ==== massively wide, sharp view + flat-field
Almost two months ago, picked up a pair of these Flat-Field, ED & APO glass 8x32 bins.
fully coated for dielectric & phase, also external lens coatings.
They are easily $500 binoculars all day long, trust me.
I got mine on Amazon for a new release, early price for about $220
If you do an ebay search and buy direct from SVBONY, you can use a 20% coupon and get them for $191
~ THAT IS A STEAL for what the view is ==== massively wide, sharp view + flat-field
SVBONY SA207 8x32 APO Flat Field
I'm not much into binoculars in particular or optics in general, but I do have 2 binoculars.
One was a gift from my parents when I was in like 3rd grade, reading "Optus Compact GA 8x25". So those are like 30 years old by now. I think they said those binoculars were like 100 USD back in 1993 or so. Which is around 200 USD now.
And I bought a Nikon Aculon A211 16x50 back in 2014, costing 106.95 USD from the Amazon link below.
Not that I use it much, but it was a decent and very much needed upgrade in terms of size. Though the build quality feels worse compared to the one from the 90's, with plastic vs. metal body.
One was a gift from my parents when I was in like 3rd grade, reading "Optus Compact GA 8x25". So those are like 30 years old by now. I think they said those binoculars were like 100 USD back in 1993 or so. Which is around 200 USD now.
And I bought a Nikon Aculon A211 16x50 back in 2014, costing 106.95 USD from the Amazon link below.
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Not that I use it much, but it was a decent and very much needed upgrade in terms of size. Though the build quality feels worse compared to the one from the 90's, with plastic vs. metal body.
Back before I became serious about optics, I had two. A small pair of camo binocs. that fit neatly into a belt-case. And an old pair of Soviet military binocs. my dad brought back from Russian during his (back then) frequent visits back and forth. Both look like the pic. above. Still have both.
