2 options-walking & hunting binos???

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Hey guys, I'm in the market for a pair of decent "walking and glassing clearings" binos, not super heavy but with decent glass and a reasonable price. Gander Mountain has the Bushnell Legend Ultra HD in 10X42 for $225, they've got the rainguard coating and are supposed to be sharp and good all-around. The other option is the Leupold Cascades in 10X42, $250 at Cabelas, no rainguard, a bit more prone to fogging, but a tiny bit sharper than the Bushnells. Do any of you own these binos or have checked them out thoroughly? Can you please let me know what your thoughts are, on which one I should get? Thanks!
 
I you are interested in image quality and 3D depth perception then I would suggest you look for a porro prism bino. If you want a slightly more compact look and want to compromise quality of the image then go roof prism. Google it. I have the Bushnell Legend porro and am quite pleased with it. It is lower priced and better quality than the roof prism model.
 
Ron AKA said:
I you are interested in image quality and 3D depth perception then I would suggest you look for a porro prism bino. If you want a slightly more compact look and want to compromise quality of the image then go roof prism. Google it. I have the Bushnell Legend porro and am quite pleased with it. It is lower priced and better quality than the roof prism model.
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That's a very good advice. My ($150) Nikon's Extreme 7x35mm water proof porro prism binoculars have FOV 500' at 1000yds are extremly sharp with amazing 3D depth perception. They are little heavy at 24oz but to get the equal quality in roof prism bino's I would need to spend at least $500 to $600. Pushing those roof prism bino's on us the hunters amounts to brainwashing us that those Win WSM's are far superior cartridges with their $80 per box price tags....
 
I have used the Leupold Cascades 8X42 for about six years hunting and guiding in BC. While my Gold Rings are a good deal better for optics and fogging, the Casacades are a great light bino. I reccomend them to anyone who is looking for an affordable light bino. I still opt to take mine out when I am more concerned with their handiness than the improved optics of my gold rings, as the cascades are light enough to be comfortable with only a neck strap. I think the fact that I have had them for years of hard use and still prefer them, at times, over my Gold Rings is testemony to thier usefulness. The optics are as good as you will get until you move into a high end bino.
 
Sightron also makes some very nice roof-prism binoculars - very crisp optics, great depth and very well constructed.

HirshPrecision.com usually has them in stock.
 
I have the Vortex Diamondback 10X42 ,seems to be sharp, bright with good resolution capability for a resonable price. Optical glass quality to resolve is whats its all about not just measured brightness and magnification. I payed low 200s plus tax. I see the US website says MSRP 279.00 for them. :wave:
 
I have bought 2 sets of Burris signature sellect 8x42 now. Got them out of the US for just over a hundred and thirty bucks, landed. I think but am not 100%, that they are close to $700 at WSS. A friend has swaro. We were both surprised at how good the Burris were when compared. They weren't up with the swaro but, at 1-10th the price I was pleasently impressed.
 
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