Yet another what bino thread!

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Bear with me. I have almost no use for binos in Northland. The bush is too tight and with the little farm hunting I do, I get by with my rangefinder for spotting. Having said that, I go south once a year or so and would like a pair of binos. With this in mind, I don't want to spend thousands and something lightweight is appealing.

Vortex seem hard to go past in terms of value for money.

Considering:

- Diamondback HD 8x32
- Diamondback HD 8x42

and a bit out the square...

- one of the higher spec Vortex monoculars.

Annoyingly, the 8x32 don't come with a bino harness, so actually work out a lot more expensive than the 8x42 once that is factored. Maybe I could sneak the 8x32 in to a pocket or pouch somewhere.

Monoculars are appealing because of weight/space saving - happy to be talked out of them.

Thoughts appreciated.