Hello, new to forum, but have reading for days.
I have had never had any "good" bins, and have got by with a 30 year old pair of Bushnell powerviews 10x50 for a long time. Its time to upgrade, and times are tuff, so price is a major factor. Its seems that bins have come a long way in the past few years, and there is a lot of choices in the $100 to $150 range.
I know that you folks will be able to help with my decision. LOW LIGHT is my #1 priority. 8x42 seem to be the best choice for me as I will use these to scan fields as well as useing them in the woods. I know there is some good choices in 30-32mm, but I have large hands and I tend to fumble with smaller bins, weight is not really an issue, as will probably use a harness most of the time. FOV is definantly important. These are some of the bins I have looked at, mostly online as no shops close to me deal with half of these optics. All listed are 8x42 or 8x40.
Vortex crossfire
Zen ray vista
Bushnell Legend (porro)
Leupold Mesa
Swift reliant (roof)
Swift reliant (porro)
Nikon action ex
Eagle optics triumph
Eagle optics denali
Atlas optics radian
Alpen shasta ridge
leupold rogue
CS and warranty (durability) also facter into me choice. If there are others in this price range and quality please let me know. Thanks!
Johnny,
Out of your group I would suggest the Bushnell Legend porro. Bright, sharp and a wide field of view to boot. I used them last season for archery and thought they did quite well in that application.
If I were you I'd go for 6-7x. Fair amount of choices from the 6x Yosemite to the 7x36 ZEN ED. But the best deal for the low price in your instance may well be a Leupold Yosemite or an Eagle Optics Raven, or Vortex Raptor porro.