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You ain't much of a grandfather if you don't get him these...


These are the latest binoculars by Leica, introduced in late December 2015. These are very compact and unbelieveable viewing. Brand new in the original box, they list for $1950.00. Get them now for $1799.00

Shrap if i bought him those, he'd never see them......

Great buy though I gotta admit!

My kids all have the 6x Yosemites.... I've been known to swipe them on occasion myself.

No better kid glass exists....

My son William has taken to the old Nikon Manarchs in 8x too.... he prefers them over the 6x Yo's..... though I think it's because they look more like dad's glasses....

Coastal Blacktail hunt this past fall....

dog shooter thanks! I was gonna say that doesn't look like Eastern Colorado to me !

LOL!

Two suggestions:

The cheap - pick up a pair of Steiner Champs on eBay

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=381598299115

The >$200 option - Sightron SII Blue Sky 8x30



...There are also either of the two Shrapnel has FS.

No prob Bob..... at the end of the day, they don't care what glass it is nearly as much as we do. And the "Wow, my own binocs..... Thank You!" is worth EVERY penny.

The Yosemite's are the way to roll Bob... Bellydeep got it right first.

Most of the first couple posts on any topic have it right, and the rest are superfluous...

I'll be sending that to both my grandfather's......

Bob,

I've given several kids Yosemites, but have my own and use it quite it bit. It's a long story, but ended up using the 6x30 Yosemite when hunting bears in Alaska in 2009, and it was no problem finding the grizzly/brown I killed at a mile. (Grizzly/brown because in the area I hunted SCI calls them grizzlies, but B&C calls them browns, even though it's over 150 miles from any coast.) Of course, some people would never consider a 6x30 Yosemite is "enough gun" for grizzlies....:-)

Bob,

IIRC when we met at Cabelas your son/DIL were expecting. Is that little whipper snapper their creation? Time sure flies. Oh, yes Yosemite's. We own four of them.

John that's a riot how good some of these bins are today for the money . I can live sort of vicariously outfitting grandkids now LOL!

I remember that bear you shot. He was a nice one!




Ed yes Trey is the little guy who was born in Austin, and was only a week old or so old when we met at Cabelas Budda He has caught his first few bass....loves being outdoors.

He has grown into a bright little guy, very curious and interested in everything around him. Hard to believe he will be 4 years old in August!

Bob,

I bought the 6x30 Yosemites for my kids several years ago, now 4 years and 8 years old. Optically, they are pretty dang good like previously mentioned. However, I lost track of how many eye-cups we busted. I'd drop them off at the Leupo lobby and get a new pair in the mail. The replacement would last a little while and then we'd bust an eye-cup. They always gave me a new pair, but the last replacement pair got sold.

That said, the IPD and image are good for the kids. The focus wheel was a little stiff on all the pairs we owned if the binos sat awhile. Once exercised, it moved freely. Now I just give them my personal binos. They actually like the laser rangefinder even better

Pic below is Jake with the Leupo 6x30 at 2-1/2 years.

Jason

4th point thanks! If they will work for Jake they will work for Trey!

Kids do love them. I was not ever exposed to bins at that age.

+1 for Bob and parents/grandparents that encourage little ones to get out. I might have to buy a couple pair of those Yosemites myself. <Grin>

Bob go for it! Fun watching the kids learn.

Another vote for the 6x30 Leupold Yosemite. Hard to beat for the money kid or grown-up. I have a pair I bought on sale for a song (on many member's recommendation) that bounce around in the truck 24/7. Use them often when hunting close, but as MD suggests, they can be pressed into service in any situation. I've used them pretty often when "better" bins were forgotten on a local foray.

I'd think they would be about the best compromise for bringing a kid along, considering money and quality.

Another vote for the Leupold Yosemite in 6X as the clear best choice. Nothing wrong with the 6X Katmai as child size with good ergonomics but getting to be expensive enough that there are equally good or better at the higher price point.

To that I would add an eye test for the child as I wonder how good his unassisted vision might be. I'm prejudiced as when I asked my own mother for glasses she said don't be silly you're much too young to need glasses but it wouldn't hurt to know.

The 8x version has lived in my truck for years now. Mostly used for spotting waterfowl in fields when spotting but have been loaners for big game several times. Not sure there is a better value for their price.

Clark good suggestion and I believe his parents have had his eyes checked. Will ask about that. He seems to have keen unaided vision.

Bob, I'm actually looking for a pair for my boat though I've seen them in Cabelas and Scheels now for well north of a C-note; probably will get one though.