Good pair of binoculars?

TV-PressPass said:
For sizing, I like to have two pairs:

An 8X32 set that come with me everywhere. They're smaller, stable, easy to carry, and easy to "spot and point" with the 8 power. You see something, bring the glasses up, and you're right on it.

I also keep a 10X42 set for "sit and watch" moments. More magnification means it's better to be resting your elbows on something, larger glass for a little more light capability.

Under $500? Probably pick bushnell.

$500 to $1000? Probably Vortex or Leupold or one of the budget-Europe brands

$1500+? Time to go hard on the austrian/german and do some real side-by-side comparisons if you can.

When I had hours everyday to sit and compare optics at different ranges and light conditions, I found I preferred Swarovski Binos, Leica Rangefinders, and Zeiss spotting scopes.
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This is a wise and experienced man. ( of course I agree with him!) ;-)
 
Question:
For someone with one eye shortsighted and one eye the opposite, do certain brands accommodate this better than others.
I have an inexpensive pair that just about does it.
However, the difference in eyes is very marked and I would like to know if one brand is notably better at this.
I guess one could wear glasses (I do to drive) but I find glasses very awkward while hunting.
Thanks for any thoughts.
 
Take a look on the birding sites... check the peleewings store site.

I have a fairly cheap set of Nikon monarch 5 8-42 and I'm very impressed with the quality for how cheap they were.
 
You need to look through all the high end Binoculars you can, so you can say yeh those are the best for my eyes and next those are really comfortable in my hands for extended glassing, I own and use Swarovski NL Pure 12x42, Leica Noctivid 10x42 and have owned and used a lot of brands of binoculars, have done a few comparisons as well which surprised me,

Zeiss Victory usually come out as the brightest a very close 2nd is Leica Noctivid (my favourite ) clarity/brilliance in the two Binoculars I own is very similar similar only difference is the Swarovski NL Pure has a softer tone to the clarity/brilliance and the Leica is a whiter or brighter tone to my eyes,

As far as quality flip a coin between Leica, Swarovski Zeiss, I will say the NL Pure body style is the nicest or most comfortable binocular Ive ever held for extended viewing, warranty Swarovski seems really good, Ive dealt with Leica twice, once was excellent service other time was long and slow but was an older set of Trinovids, haven't used Zeiss warranty,

Other binoculars to look at Meopta B1 HD, Kahles HD, Minox HG, these 3 brands are often overlooked as they are less common in North America and can be hard to come by but are amazing binoculars/glass,

Lots of great binoculars around these days, good luck in your search

Vortex Razor/Viper has some good glass but hard to recommend when many go back for warranty work
 
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