Been following your thread. I might have looked into whether the Leup warranty might have been worth the extra $60, but you made a good choice I think. I recall the Nikon warranty not being very generous, although I forget the details. And I know on Leup rifle scopes the warranty is unconditional, for the life of the product regardless of how many times it changes hands. That's... well I don't see how you can beat that but I dont' know if it applies to their binocs as well. Probably not, at least not the written one while they may have a more generous policy in practice, but to be honest I just don't know.
I worried probably too much over the choices when I bought my Nikons, and I'm pleased with my decision every time I use them.
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I'll put a plug in for Eagle Optics Rangers. Mine are 10X42's. I was all set to get 8X42's but I just couldn't notice enough difference to not get the 10X. They are great optics at a good price.
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The warranty on the Green Ring Leupold is non transferrable. The warranties are both the same except the Nikon is for 25 years and the leupold is lifetime.
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I would agree with the Nikon Monarchs--I bought the 10x42 last year and love them---just my 2c
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In full-size binoculars, if you are not willing to spend at least $500, you would be best off buying a good porro prism glass.
They are far more rugged than they are given credit for and they offer image quality that will rival (and sometimes even better) that of the so-called "Alpha" glass at prices that are much, much lower. Good options can be had from Nikon, Leupold, Pentax, Bushnell, Minox, etc.
If you just can't stand the idea of a Porro prism binocular, but still have to spend less than $500, then your best bets are going to come from models like the Nikon Monarch, Bushnell Legend or Discoverer, Leupold Cascades, Olympics, Mojave, Brunton Eterna, Pentax DCF WP II, etc. Their optics are noticeably inferior to comparably priced Porro models, but they are (usually) a little more compact and people seem to like them better.
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I have both the Leupold Yosemite 6X30 ($90) and the Katmai 6X32 ($350). The Katmai are much better and seem perfect for whitetails. I also have an expensive set of Nikon Venturer 8x32 which are superior optically. However, they weight a lot more and are, therefore, less comfortable to wear. Thus I almost always take the Katmai binos. I have also owned Sworovski's but was not nuts about them. For me, it is important that the binoculars are set up to fit flat against my chest for comfort. I also wear glasses so I need high eye releif (>15mm).
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quote:In full-size binoculars, if you are not willing to spend at least $500, you would be best off buying a good porro prism glass.
They are far more rugged than they are given credit for and they offer image quality that will rival (and sometimes even better) that of the so-called "Alpha" glass at prices that are much, much lower. Good options can be had from Nikon, Leupold, Pentax, Bushnell, Minox, etc.
Oft forgotten, but very true. Probably the best bino i ever looked trough, save the new Zeiss 10x42FL, was an Opticron HR WP Porroprism thing at not 1/3 the price.
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I purchased a set of Leupold Yosemite 6x30 mm and they are great, all I need in my part of the country. They are just a hundred dollars, you can't go very wrong, I promise.
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I purchased the Leupold arcadia 10x42 and they work great, about $200.
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I purchased the Leupold arcadia 10x42 and they work great, about $200.
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