Hello, (moved this from the "other" to the Leupold page)
Just received a set of Leupold 6x30 Yosemite’s for my daughter. Right from the beginning I was impressed… from the packaging to the case to the strap (which is a very nice soft neoprene.)
The only other binoculars I have to compare against are my Audubon Equinox HP’s which I consider to be a nice set of glasses for the price.
OK… so, the 6x30’s are as bright, a little sharper, are just as neutral (these had no color bias or cast that I could see) and have much more forgiving DOF. My daughter is 9 and we always head down to the CT River to eagle spot.
I think these will be just right. Lightweight too! In hand they honestly feel like a $250 pair of binos… and I think they actually have optics equal to this price range as well!
These have a very small interpupil distance when closed down, one of the main reasons I decided to get these.
After trying them in the woods for a couple hours I am placing another order tomorrow for myself.
These were the red versions. Although they are described as red they are more like deep terracotta color… very nice and a break from the ubiquitous sage green, black, grey, etc.
I’ll try to post photos next to the Equinox if anyone wants to see size comparison.
Best part… B&H has them for $79 for the red and $89 for black.
These little glasses are very impressive.
Cheers,
Oleaf
Just received a set of Leupold 6x30 Yosemite’s for my daughter. Right from the beginning I was impressed… from the packaging to the case to the strap (which is a very nice soft neoprene.)
The only other binoculars I have to compare against are my Audubon Equinox HP’s which I consider to be a nice set of glasses for the price.
OK… so, the 6x30’s are as bright, a little sharper, are just as neutral (these had no color bias or cast that I could see) and have much more forgiving DOF. My daughter is 9 and we always head down to the CT River to eagle spot.
I think these will be just right. Lightweight too! In hand they honestly feel like a $250 pair of binos… and I think they actually have optics equal to this price range as well!
These have a very small interpupil distance when closed down, one of the main reasons I decided to get these.
After trying them in the woods for a couple hours I am placing another order tomorrow for myself.
These were the red versions. Although they are described as red they are more like deep terracotta color… very nice and a break from the ubiquitous sage green, black, grey, etc.
I’ll try to post photos next to the Equinox if anyone wants to see size comparison.
Best part… B&H has them for $79 for the red and $89 for black.
These little glasses are very impressive.
Cheers,
Oleaf
