Legend 8x42mm

I was looking for a pair of good birding binoculars and found these ranked #4 for Best Hunting Binoculars but didn't find them ranked for Best Birding Binoculars. I guess better bird watching binoculars exist if you're willing to spend a lot more money. The Bushnell 8x42 Legend binoculars have the perfect close focus system along with fully multi-coated lens and BaK4 prisms. I recommend the Bushnell Lengend 8x42 binoculars to any bird watcher on a budget.

I bought these used on eBay. The new price is now down to $200.00 and it's probably worth it, but...............

With all the Chinese brands out on the market at the $150.00 price range, these Legends may be obsolete.

I don't own any high priced bins, so all I know is that these are the sharpest I've ever had in my life. The clearest, sharpest image I have seen. For that alone, I think they are worth it. I favor Roof over porro and I wanted fairly small. These are a little heavy, but lighter than porros. The rubberized grip is fantastic, the focus is very smooth with no play in it.

The Twist-up Eye Cups are the downfall here. Poorly designed and made with inferior materials, they will not last if you twist the cups up and down on a regular basis. I wear eye glasses, so I keep them down, but if you tend to twist them up & down a lot, they will fail sooner or later.

Overall the best bins I have ever owned, due to the fantastic sharpness.