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Bushnell Legend Ultra HD 10x42

Reviews	Views	Date of last review
1	13285	Mon April 12, 2010

Recommended By	Average Price	Average Rating
100% of reviewers	None indicated	9.0

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Description:

New Legend, starting with ED Prime Extra-low dispersion flourite glass with Ultra-Wide band coatings provide the highest light transmission levels across the visible spectrum of any glass less than $1000. The 3rd generation of Rainguard, Rainguard HD, provides fog free external lenses, regardless of the weather.
FOV is a huge 340 ft and close focus 6.5' -
Weight is 22.5 oz.
Bushnell has added a locking diopter and hidden soft touch thumb grip areas on the underneath side of the barrels. MAP is $299.

Bushnell has included a new bino harness.

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Bushnell Legend Ultra-HD 10x42 binocular

Author

soupdragon10
Registered User

Registered: April 2010
Location: Cork, Ireland
Posts: 81

Review Date: Mon April 12, 2010

Would you recommend the product? Yes | Price you paid?: None indicated | Rating: 9

Pros:	Great optics at a bargain price.
Cons:	Minor niggle -straps too long

I have only being using these for about 2 weeks and I have to say I'm very impressed.
The zippered clamshell semi-hard case seems to be of good quality. You'll find a neck strap and a chest harness in the case. I have not used the harness but the neck strap is very comfortable. My only gripe would be that if you're anything less than 6ft 6in it might be too long for you.
Also in the case will be the rain guard, monogramed flip down objective lens covers, a soft cloth bag for the bins and a small micro-fibre cloth.
I haven't noticed any chromatic irregularities or any of the yellow hue that some people say they see. I'll have to stare at a white back ground next time I'm out and see if I can detect it. The low light performance was impressive the ED glass really coming through with the goods there.
My other half actually said "Wow" the first time she looked through them.
The RRP is in the region of £460, I picked them up for a penny less than £300.
There are undoubtedly better optics out there, but NOT for that kind of money! You would be paying 2 to 3 times as much at least.
The Legend ULtra HDs represent a phenomenal level "bang for buck" and I have no hesitation in recommending them to beginners and long time birders alike.

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