Thread: New set of binos

Desperately after a new set of binos. What would you guys recommend? looking at the vortex vipers/Nikon monarchs price range or do I go something like the Diamondbacks and save for a set of swaros/Leica down the track?

Thanks in advance

buy once, cry once is my only advice.

Originally Posted by Timmay

buy once, cry once is my only advice.

Haha yeh, I bought swarovskis, they still crapped out, lol. I cried.

I just bought some stieners about 245.00 from top gear really nice also small and light

Went with leupolds and fairly happy, might lose thelast 10Min of light vs lots more money

Someone was asking about the Sightron SII? I think not long ago.
I tried some Leupold, Nikon Monarch and Steiner last month. Not really impressed with any of them for their money considering they were all $800+
But that's just my eyes so try some out before you buy.

Originally Posted by SlimySquirrel

Someone was asking about the Sightron SII? I think not long ago.
I tried some Leupold, Nikon Monarch and Steiner last month. Not really impressed with any of them for their money considering they were all $800+
But that's just my eyes so try some out before you buy.

Yeah, this one.

http://www.nzhuntingandshooting.co.n...oculars-27037/

Vortex Diamondback 10x42 good value for money. I bought a set for my son so he kept his mitts off my Swaro's, pleasantly surprised about the quality. Others will back me up on that

Originally Posted by 223nut

Went with leupolds and fairly happy, might lose thelast 10Min of light vs lots more money

I was using my Geovids in the weekend, with thick cloud cover and a half moon I could still see deer at 200m and at 560m (range finder works well at night) I could count individual sheep. For comparison my Zeiss Conquest scope couldnt see shit at 50m.

Edit: for clarity, this was at 8pm

Originally Posted by Mathias

Vortex Diamondback 10x42 good value for money. I bought a set for my son so he kept his mitts off my Swaro's, pleasantly surprised about the quality. Others will back me up on that

Yes definitely, the Diamondbacks are bloody great value/performance for the price tag, mine work well.

Originally Posted by Timmay

I was using my Geovids in the weekend, with thick cloud cover and a half moon I could still see deer at 200m and at 560m (range finder works well at night) I could count individual sheep. For comparison my Zeiss Conquest scope couldnt see shit at 50m.

Edit: for clarity, this was at 8pm

Not sure a set of binos to a scope is a comparison but off ya go

Originally Posted by Gibo

Not sure a set of binos to a scope is a comparison but off ya go

But it is frustrating when you watch an animal with your binos then swap to the rifle and its too dark to see it with the scope!

Originally Posted by GravelBen

But it is frustrating when you watch an animal with your binos then swap to the rifle and its too dark to see it with the scope!

What scopes are comparable to binos? The distance to the eye for light is half if not less for the binos so of course you can see more.

it wasn't a comparison to a scope. it was a comparison to his luoplds losing the last 10 mins of light...

Originally Posted by Gibo

What scopes are comparable to binos? The distance to the eye for light is half if not less for the binos so of course you can see more.

OK Gibo, explain that last bit please. How do binos halve the distance from your quarry to your eye?