I got a lot of 3 Bushnells, not too old, at auction,
cleaned them up a little, and tried them out:
------------> Powerview 7x50 rapid focus, 367'@1000yd:
: bendy plastic arms, bright enough, but not super sharp....
I checked them against some 7x50 ~1955 Seefar precision-focused.
...which were brighter, much sharper, and better color than these.
Wow....it was not a good year for this model when they were made.
-------------> H2O 10x26, 283'@1000yd:
--everything looked pro on the outside, but not the sharpest through
the view, and a little chromatic...nowhere near the 8x25 H2os I tried
recently. I know higher power is a lot harder in low-cost.
but....this is just so-so. Also nowhere near the sharpness of the
Bear Grylls 8x25 model that's everywhere.
-and last---
,
Bushnell 10x25, 325'@1000yd, solid closed-bridge design.
---WOW! heh... I can't believe it: no model name..
Very sharp, amazing contrast for a 10x25, simply beautiful action.
I'm laughing typing this. Eureka. But..I can't refer to a model
I could tell you to try.
Reminds me of amazing 8x23 Bushnells I got with no model
number or name.
That last pair justifies the $35(including s+h) for the 3 of them, easily!
The other two...well, they aren't useless, and someone will have
fun. I'm putting the on the shop shelf cheap, though. Good
'starters'.
A mixed bag, to say the least.
I have some wonderful Bushnells around...and even beyond wonderful.
But, at the low end, they can be like "a box of chocolates", as Forrest Gump
would say.
cleaned them up a little, and tried them out:
------------> Powerview 7x50 rapid focus, 367'@1000yd:
: bendy plastic arms, bright enough, but not super sharp....
I checked them against some 7x50 ~1955 Seefar precision-focused.
...which were brighter, much sharper, and better color than these.
Wow....it was not a good year for this model when they were made.
-------------> H2O 10x26, 283'@1000yd:
--everything looked pro on the outside, but not the sharpest through
the view, and a little chromatic...nowhere near the 8x25 H2os I tried
recently. I know higher power is a lot harder in low-cost.
but....this is just so-so. Also nowhere near the sharpness of the
Bear Grylls 8x25 model that's everywhere.
-and last---
,
Bushnell 10x25, 325'@1000yd, solid closed-bridge design.
---WOW! heh... I can't believe it: no model name..
Very sharp, amazing contrast for a 10x25, simply beautiful action.
I'm laughing typing this. Eureka. But..I can't refer to a model
I could tell you to try.
Reminds me of amazing 8x23 Bushnells I got with no model
number or name.
That last pair justifies the $35(including s+h) for the 3 of them, easily!
The other two...well, they aren't useless, and someone will have
fun. I'm putting the on the shop shelf cheap, though. Good
'starters'.
A mixed bag, to say the least.
I have some wonderful Bushnells around...and even beyond wonderful.
But, at the low end, they can be like "a box of chocolates", as Forrest Gump
would say.