Thread: High end binos

Lashed out on a pair of Leica Geovids 10x42's a couple years back and have not regretted. Before making that purchase I went to a high end optics shop that stocked Leica, Swaro, Zeiss and others - I tried lots of different models and makes. Shop was in an area of town with great views out over gulf/harbour so gave me a good feel for image clarity, brightness, sharpness etc in full light conditions. While this is by no means a true test for our hunting environment and low light I came away with good sense of "fit for my eyes" and what $$ got you what performance. To my eyes the Zeiss Victory was the best glass i tried, but hard to justify spending ~2x more than the Leica Geovids. Same for the Leica HD-B's too much moolaa for slight, if any difference, to my eyes. So I went for leading edge not bleeding edge & saved $2k. They are a bit of a "brick" but in a bino biv i find these no issue to carry on the hill, and glassing is a pleasure.