BX-4 Pro Guide HD - impressive (1 Viewer)

Picked up a pair of these today and almost immediately headed out into the field with them.

My impressions are very positive. Like jremmons said on another thread - sharp, sharp, sharp! Exceedingly sharp and bright. Remind me a lot of my Conquest HD 10x42's in fact. Just a little narrower field of view, but not terrible. No noticeable CA for me either, and I looked for it (although I'm not susceptible to it at all).

Overall, I'm VERY impressed by the image these BX-4's deliver. If they had a slightly wider field of view, I would put them squarely in the Conquest HD - Swaro SLC class of binoculars. The pure image quality is that good.

5 months later, my impressions are unchanged. IQ is still fantastic, and I've come to love the light and balanced feel in the hands. They remind me a lot of my Sightron Blue Sky 8x32's to be honest, except they are x42's, gather a lot more light and are sharper.

I know have a pair of 8x42's as well, and they suffer only from a slightly narrow FOV, but absolutely nothing else I can find fault with. It's been a while since I've had a pair of binoculars that were so easy on the eyes for extended periods of viewing, and so nimble in the hands. Great combination!

We have a set of lower-priced binos that we use in situations where we don’t want to bring along the expensive stuff, and one of these is an 8x42 PG HD. I like everything about that bino, with the slight exception of its drab grey color. We never feel like we are under-bino’d when we are using them.

Don’t care all that much for the case though.....

PhilR. said:

We have a set of lower-priced binos that we use in situations where we don’t want to bring along the expensive stuff, and one of these is an 8x42 PG HD. I like everything about that bino, with the slight exception of its drab grey color. We never feel like we are under-bino’d when we are using them.

Don’t care all that much for the case though.....

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That's interesting. It's actually one of my favorite cases. It always rides under my driver's seat, and is very quick to get into. I hate zippered and buckled cases for that reason, and at first wasn't sure about the closure for this one but I gained an appreciation for it over time.

But about the bins - I agree. You're not under-bino'd with them. Narrow perceived FOV with the eyecups fully extended is really the only thing I can criticize.

These are hands down my favorite binos. The quality is that of a set that cost twice as much in my opinion. I actually just switched to a pair of 8x32 and am getting rid of my 8x42s for the convenience when traveling for work. Until I can get a pair of top end these will be my go to binos for now.