[Dakotan]

Website selling Brunton Eterna 10x50 Porro Prsim Military Style Binoculars for couple hundred of dollars, supposedly down from $900 or so. I use a Brunton monocular on hikes, etc but would like something stronger.
Any opinions on these?
Thanks in advance for your help!

[NDhunter]

Doing a quick search, these look like a big rubber armored binocular. Individual
focus, with a rather narrow field of view of 5.7 deg.
They look to be discontinued in 2010. Some show they have a ranging reticle.
I hope someone may offer some experience, but I would be surprised if anyone
here has tried them.
They may of good quality, and I don't have any experience. Good luck.

Jerry

[Dakotan]

Thanks Jerry. I figured it was a long shot but hopefully someone either has experience with, or can comment on, the bins' features as you did. Thanks again.

[etudiant]

Looking at one web site that offers them:
http://www.geartrade.com/item/235114...yle-binoculars
States eye relief is 12mm, so not very suited for eye glass wearers. Amazon says the model comes with a ranging reticle, so it would be interesting for long distance hunters.
IF is a real handicap for use in birding though.
In general, when the product description contains an obvious typo, it is not confidence building.

[Dakotan]

Etudiant, that's the website I was speaking about. I've asked them whether or not this model has a ranging reticle as their description wasn't very clear but have yet to receive a response. I've used this website several times. They are a little disorganized,somewhat slow to respond, but overall deliver very good service and some killer deals for campers, hunters, alpinists,etc.
I was struck by the markdown in price and planned to use these for hunting, camping, wildlife observation in general and wondered about the quality, features, reputation of the bins. Optics is a field where I have little experience and have had a lot of help from the members of this website.Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.

[etudiant]

Originally Posted by Dakotan

Etudiant, that's the website I was speaking about. I've asked them whether or not this model has a ranging reticle as their description wasn't very clear but have yet to receive a response. I've used this website several times. They are a little disorganized,somewhat slow to respond, but overall deliver very good service and some killer deals for campers, hunters, alpinists,etc.
I was struck by the markdown in price and planned to use these for hunting, camping, wildlife observation in general and wondered about the quality, features, reputation of the bins. Optics is a field where I have little experience and have had a lot of help from the members of this website.Thanks for your help. I appreciate it.

I'm not sure about the markdown, because other sites shown on google give prices of about $750 and $550. Also, it is not quite clear exactly which model is under discussion. The one (very positive) review is actually for a 15x51 glass, which may be entirely different.
You want to be really confident that IF is something that you are good with.
For me, it has been a deal breaker, because an IF glass is so slow to be refocused. If anything of interest pops up nearby, it gets missed.
Brunton has a decent name, so the glass should be ok. That said, something like the Nikon Action Extreme series might serve you better. These are center focus, waterproof, come in a range of sizes including a 10x50 which has 17mm eye relief, plus all have an excellent Nikon warranty. They are very competitively priced, but do not have a ranging reticle. Here is one vendor, there are many others, including Amazon:
http://www.opticsale.com/nikon-actio...a_7c041_d_7245