OpticsTalk by SWFA, Inc. Homepage SWFA     SampleList.com
Forum Home Forum Home > Other Optics > Binoculars
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Need help with woods binos?
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Visit the SWFA.com site to check out our current specials.

Need help with woods binos?

 Post Reply Post Reply
Author
Message
GaryO View Drop Down
Optics Apprentice
Optics Apprentice
Avatar

Joined: April/08/2005
Location: Roseville, CA
Status: Offline
Points: 74
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote GaryO Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Need help with woods binos?
    Posted: September/18/2010 at 10:10
< style="MARGIN: 0px; WIDTH: 100%" id=texteditor =- =2 =storeCaret; ="storeCaret; hide_menus;" rows=10 name=>Maximum range is about 75 yards at most. Turkey and deer. What say you? Thanks...
Back to Top
300S&W View Drop Down
Optics God
Optics God
Avatar

Joined: January/27/2008
Location: Burlington,WV
Status: Offline
Points: 10592
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote 300S&W Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/18/2010 at 10:24
 Not knowing what you'd be willing to spend I'm going to suggest these Nikons.  I've had mine for longer than I can remember and they've been all the binoc I've needed for the woods and thickets hunting I do. This series has been one of Nikon's staples for MANY yrs (thinking since the late 80's?).  There are other brands selling  this configuration out there but these are the only compacts I have experience with.
 
"I ain't got time to bleed!"
Back to Top
Klamath View Drop Down
Optics Master
Optics Master
Avatar

Joined: May/20/2007
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 1308
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Klamath Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/18/2010 at 10:29
Let me be the first of many to recommend the Leupold Yosemite 6x30.  I will follow that with the Eagle optics Raven/Vortex Raptor 6.5x32.  Those are porro prisms.  In roof Prism look at the Vortex Fury 6.5x32 or the Zen Ray ZEN ED2 7x36.  I have all of the above.  The ZEN has the widest fov and the best depth of focus, and clearly the best optics.  The Fury is not quite as good optically as the ZEN, but close.  Good wide field and somewhat smaller than the ZEN.  The Yosemite is likely the best binocular for the least money today.  The Raven/Raptor is a slightly longer version of the Yosemite.  It is a bit brighter than the Yosemite, but is a bit more money.
 
Also consider the Swift Eaglet 7x36.  It is a more compact binocular than the ZEN or the Fury,  It has a faster focus and a somewhat narrower fov than the Fury, but better optics.  The Vortex Diamondback 7x36 is a good candidate as well, look at is as a roof version of the Raptor. 
 
Don't think 6-7x will loose anything to higher magnification at the woods ranges you are talking about.  You will have far better depth of field to work with with 6-7x and that will eliminate a lot of focusing.


Edited by Klamath - September/18/2010 at 10:40
Steve
"Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted". William Bruce Cameron

Back to Top
Rancid Coolaid View Drop Down
MODERATOR
MODERATOR
Avatar

Joined: January/19/2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 9318
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rancid Coolaid Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/18/2010 at 10:52
Vortex 6x32, great binos at a great price.

I use them for bow hunting and low light hogs hunting, nothing but great things to say about them.
Freedom is something you take.
Respect is something you earn.
Equality is something you whine about not being given.
Back to Top
Bird Watcher View Drop Down
Optics Master
Optics Master
Avatar

Joined: August/30/2006
Status: Offline
Points: 1523
Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Bird Watcher Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: September/18/2010 at 14:55
Originally posted by GaryO GaryO wrote:

Maximum range is about 75 yards at most. Turkey and deer. What say you? Thanks...
 
http://swfa.com/Nikon-7x35-Action-Extreme-ATB-Binocular-P42214.aspx W I D E S T  FOV
 
http://swfa.com/Leupold-6x30-Green-Ring-Yosemite-Binocular-P5876.aspx
 
http://swfa.com/Leupold-6x32-Green-Ring-Katmai-Binocular-P2646.aspx
 
Bandito


Edited by Bird Watcher - September/18/2010 at 14:57
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply
  Share Topic   

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Forum Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 12.01
Copyright ©2001-2018 Web Wiz Ltd.

This page was generated in 0.354 seconds.