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Best glass under $100 (1 Viewer)

newfie ghost

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Votes?

Nikon travellite is surprisingly good. Minus small field of view and the glare, the center sharpness is better than some $200 roofs I've seen.
 
I vote for both of ones you guys have posted. The Nikon Trav. 8x25, and the Leup.
Yose. 6x30. I have both and agree, very good value and performance.

Wouldn't it be nice if there would be a pocket 8x25 roof, like the Alphas make in
the 8x20 or 10x25. Now that would be one very nice optic.

Keep the votes coming.

Jerry
 
Bushnell 7x26 Legend can often be found on ebay. I just got one for $55
Olympus 8x25 PC I at around $50 is better optically than the travelite imo.
Pentax 8x21 UCF-R at around $50 is by far the smallest of the bunch with amazingly bright clear views.
Seems to be plenty of choices but as they are all compacts it's really important IMO to handle them and look through them before buying due to the small size. Many won't work well for some.
 
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