elkhorn98 said:I know I am trying to be cheap but is there a good waterproof, fully coated, lightweight, and 8x around 32 out there?
elkhorn98 said:Anyone use BSA? They have a 8 x 32 that has everything but it seems too cheap (~$100) Thanks.
elkcub said:Elkhorn,
The first rule is to make sure you try them before you buy them. The second rule is to follow the first rule.
Elkcub
elkhorn98 said:I know I am trying to be cheap but is there a good waterproof, fully coated, lightweight, and 8x around 32 out there?
elkhorn98 said:I have done some more research and here are the models I am interested in and the order I like them.
Burris Signature 8x32 $299
Zeiss - 8x30 Diafun Binocular $299
Pentax DCF-XP 8x33 $399
Browning 880832 8 x 32 $289
Bushnell Legend 8x32 $289
Leupold Wind River Katmai 8x32 $309
What does everyone think of Burris? These look great and light 16 ozs, Zeiss are great but want at least 32 objectives, Pentax look great but a little too expensive for me, Browning and Bushnells are heavy (24 ozs) but everything else looks good. Leupold have L coating what ever that is. I have seen some negative reviews online.
FrankD said:John,
I talked to some of those same folks at Cabelas. I asked them about the Brownings. They felt they were good optics for the price but that they weren't moving as much as the others because of the name. Browning, apparently, isn't as synonymous with quality optics as some of the others that they have available at the counter.
Just out of curiousity, do you remember seeing a slight blue/green tinge to the image when you looked through them?