Thread: What Binoculars are you using?

Originally Posted by Beetroot

I'm hoping for a pair that can do both.
Realistically my shooting will be a mix of bush and open country and would be shooting 0-400m. I may shoot goats or other varmint a bit longer say out too 600, but that's getting a long way out.

I'd love a good pair of rangefinder binos but don't have $1500-$2500 to spend on them at this stage.

My advice:
1. If you are not in a hurry, wait until the next Sika show. Go to the show and try every pair of bino's you can. You will be surprised at which ones you like best (I was, and it wasn't the $2k euro's)
2. Glass for glass, buy what best fits you and your face. The bino's I like and have purchased, my brother hates because they don't fit his face. The best glass in the world is of little use if its not comfortable when you are using them for hours at a time. Plus, poor fitting bino's will prevent you maximising the 'sweet spot' in the eye box, and this will result in loss of image clarity etc.
3. I find in interesting that no one here has recommended Leupold. When I did the rounds at Sika a couple of years ago, in the sub $1k glass and sub $500 glass, the best bino's for me were the Leupold's. Second best was the Nikon.


Personally I have Lecia 10x25's as my mini sized carry everywhere glass, they were $1k at the time of purchase and I haven't seen anything that will beat them in this compact size.
For my bigger glass (read more comfortable for longer viewing when sitting on a mound shooting rabbits but I wouldn't wand to carry them too far) I have a pair of Leupold 10x50HD BX-3's which cost me $656.76 landed https://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co....eck-out-34312/ Stunning bit of kit for the price.