Looking for a pair of great binoculars. I will be using them for general viewing purposes.
-Looking for overall best quality in lense and overall construction.
-Magnification will be decided once manufacture is chosen (suggestions on the other hand are more than welcome.)
-Price $800-$1200
Thank you
[QUOTE=payj;1426804]Looking for a pair of great binoculars. I will be using them for general viewing purposes.
-Looking for overall best quality in lense and overall construction.
-Magnification will be decided once manufacture is chosen (suggestions on the other hand are more than welcome.)
-Price $800-$1200
Thank you[/QUOTE]
Zen Ray 8x43 ED.
-Price $360.00 shipped
http://www.zen-ray.com/zen.shtml
If you really need to spend $800.00 you can send me the difference.
Dennis
I was in the same boat a few months ago. I was new to birding and had saved up $1000. I (in-store) tested everything on the market I could get my hands on. I ended up with two binoculars, a Leupold Yosemite 6x30 (price ~$100) and a Zen-Ray 8x43 ED (price ~360). They are both great. Both have a HUGE FOV (very important to me) and are very intuitive, easy to use ergonomically. Most important, the view through both is better than anything else at their price point. The ZR is better (to my eyes, for whatever they're worth) than anything else I tried. The best thing is that I have ~500 left over in my "bird budget" to either put towards a scope or a library expansion....