Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Bowhunting binos for bowseason - 8x33 or 6.5x32

6x = "magnification"

I have a pair of Leupold Yosemite 6x30 and couldn't be happier for the price. I use them for all my woods hunting now and keep them in my truck for general purposes. Waterproof... I take them on my Kayak and on canoe outings.

6x tends to be enough to 'see' the animal, but not 'see' the horns enough to judge them very well. If you see horns and say 'good enough' then the 6X will be fine. If you like to see every little bump and sticker from 400 yards then the 6X will be lacking. (so will 8X & 10X) Just about need a good spotter to do that well.

Might I suggest 7x42 or 8x32. Everything else being equal (comparing models of identical quality), the 7x42 will gather more light and the 8x32 will obviously be lighter and more compact. Both with have excellent field of view. Neither will be sufficient judging fine details at really long distances, but then again that's not what they're designed for.

im lookin at the 8x32 redfields. but now i see zeiss has the terra 8x42 and from what ive read they r pretty compact. i definitely want something compact and light for bowseason. would like to see some reviews on the terras tho

Just stopped in at Cameraland to see the new Ziess Terra. Unfortunately the first batch were long gone.
But I did checkout the Meopta 6.5 x32 Prostar. It is a real nice glass for the money.

ive been considering that one. kinda was leaning toward the 8x magnification but im definitely considering that 6.5 meopta

The 8 x 30 Meopta Meostar is really a nice glass for the money! Really small and easy to use. I was amazed at how good a glass it was when I checked it out today.

the meostars r pretty high tho arent they ? i havethe 10x42 meostar and love it. wldnt mind havn the 8x32 as well

If I did not have a Swarovski pair of 8 x 30s, I would buy the 8 x x32s Meoptas. Great glass! And this is from a guy who has been warbling and glassing game for a long time.

if i can find a deal on the meopta 8x32 i wanna pick em up.