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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FrankD" data-source="post: 1371671" data-attributes="member: 18544">I have been selling Kevin quite a few binoculars in recent months so I guess the title fits me. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Steve,Yes, I know....I am fickle at times. The Promaster and Hawkes both went to Kevin as did the Bushnell Discoverers, the Zeiss Conquests and a myriad of other binoculars. Still, I really do think the Bushnell Legend porro 8x42s are keepers. I took them out hunting with me yesterday morning and I was entirely pleased with their performance in that application. What shocked me the most was their low-light level performance. I was checking out a small opening in the understory very early...well before it was light enough to clearly make out anything with the unaided eye. Putting those Legend porros up to my eyes clearly revealed what I was looking at. I was genuinely shocked.Today I took the Legends out with my Meostars for a bit of a morning of waterfowl birding. We found several great birds including some lifers for me (Long Tailed Duck, White winged Crossbill, etc..) and it really surprised me to find that I ended up using the Bushnell 95% of the time. The wide field of view coupled with the clarity of the porro image just made it a pure pleasure to use.I readily admit that, in the past, I had a bit of a bias against Bushnell products (minus the Discoverer and Elites). I mean how could a $100 Bushnell product really appeal to anyone that is discriminating when it comes to binocular performance? I admit I was wrong and I thank Tero for continuously pointing out the excellent performance of this binocular. Strictly from an optical standpoint these are now my favorite $100 and under binoculars. For me I prefer them to the Yosemite, Ultima DX and even the Pentax HS. Ergonomically I enjoy using them as well but I can see where some folks might find them a bit heavy (30 oz) or a bit bulky. Still, these will be the model I recommend to anyone looking for an extremely solid performer optically at an extremely reasonable price.</blockquote>

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