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Any real world experience with them. Best place for the best price ?
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Everyone on this site has a pair.

good binos. get the 6 power

I own a 6x. Light, decent glass, and inexpensive. They're just good basic binoculars.

Good glass. Get the 6x.

Works. Get the 6x.

I have 2 pair of the 6x.

Yep.

Have been using the 6x for a few years after reading about them on this site and I am quite satisfied. But I have any of the high end glass so maybe I don't know what I'm missing.

I have and use both 8x and 6x. They are good enough and inexpensive enough you should consider both IMHO. If I could only keep one, it would be the 8x.

After reading all the hype on this site I bought the 8x and they were terrible....sent back to Leupold and returned as OK......couldn't give em away so finally threw em out,

That's because you were supposed to get the 6xs.

I like the 6xs very much. They are my truck binos, and get used about everyday. Usually switch to Swaros in hunting season, but get along just fine with the Yosemites, and if they were all I had it wouldn't hurt my feelings overly much.

I have a 6x and hunt with it quite a bit. The most "important" hunt was after grizzly in Alaska, and it worked fine.

+1. The 6x's are much better than the 8x's.

I don't own any high-end glass, but I really like the view through the 6x Yo's.

I bought a pair for my son a few years ago. I have a pair of Nikon 8x30 roof prism binos that were about a $300-$400 binocular in the early 1990s. They were Nikon's version of the Zeiss Dialyt 8x30 - the ones with the green rubber armor. I also have a late 1990s or early 2000s vintage Nikon Monarch 8x40.

When I compared the Yo's side-by-side with both pair of my Nikons, the view through the Leupold was much better. Everything looked clearer and brighter. Granted, the comparison was against low-to-mid priced 20 year old technology, but I always thought that my Nikons were decent quality bins. I was happy with the Yosemites considering what I paid for them.

You can buy the 6x here for $80, which looks to be about $20 cheaper than most other places:

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Been using the 6X pretty much daily for a couple years or so now. They are great little binos. I'm still amazed how good they are.

Sorry to hear this. You are not alone, though. Friend got the 8x as well... gathering dust.

With the 'mites, 6x is where its at.

8x version sucks dog dick

6x rules, 8x drools, as my daughters might say...

I used to have the 6X30's and liked them, but my nephews daughters needed new hunting binoculars. One told her father that her current binoculars were "crappy." Now both of my 6x30's reside in another state while I make do with Swarovski 7X42.

I'm still using a 6x bought six years ago.

Has anyone compared the current models to the original 6x? I think Leupold made a change to the housing design. Are the new ones as good as the originals? I want to pick up a pair for my 12yr old son so he will have his own.

I use my 6x everyday for backyard deer watching and treestand hunting.

The view is great. The only knock I have is the eye cup adjustment on mine was not real crisp and would move in when fully extended. But we're talking $79 binos here so I put a small rubber band under the eyecup and it's solid as a rock. I'll probably get an O-Ring sometime so it would look a little neater.

6x is the wY to go with Yosemites. They perform way better than you would think based on their price.

Curious if the newer model, or original is any better? My cousin in Alaska happily took mine as a gift after a 3 week visit/Halibut fishing trip, so when I replaced them, the black were gone, so I ordered a pair of the original model in camo pink, but different packaging. Figured my girlfriend can borrow the pink, I often use my Katmai's as they are a tad smaller.

Very happy with my 6x30 Yosemite binos.

Ditto, hard to beat for the $!

2 pair 6x here! One of the best values in bins.

Other than the eye-cups they are good 6x binos for the money and even a little more. They are my sons (now 7 years old) and I wanted decent optics, but not something expensive for him to use a couple years ago. Focus wheel is a little stiff for the little fellas though.

IIRC, we are on pair #3. The first two were sent back for issue above.

Jason

Here's my daughters with their pink Yotes 6x



Gotta coordinate with the tu-tu

Awesome pic.

Laffin'.

Love it.

Have 5, 6x's in various rigs.... best buy for the money as far as I am concerned.

Great pict!

If the Yosemite binos do not work for you, there is something wrong with you.

That seems like a very acerbic concept, but I also think it is very accurate.

These are great bino at an a surprising low price.

Steve

I have the 8's and 6's.

They both do the job, and under a bill.

My twin grandsons were each presented with 6X Yosemites for their birthday last week. Good woods hunting glass for the $$.

Two pairs of 6x's.

They're UBER. And I mean UUUBER.




Travis

I must be a weirdo. I bought a pair last year for my daughter and the focus ring had a horrible hard spot making it almost impossible to turn. Took them back to Cabelas and got a second set. It is a little better but not much. I want to like them but�...

They are great for the price. I have them too.

You're probably from Texas. Or Oregon.




Travis

Oregon sends all the good potatoes, apples, and Leupos out-of-state. We're stuck with the rejects.

I'm the only proof there is something good from Oregon!

I purchased the Yosemite last year mainly because of the positive comments posted here on the Campfire. Compact and lightweight. Decent glass. Center adjustment function could be improved.

Incredible value for the price.

Have a pair of the 6x for my son and the glass clarity is excellent.

I've got 2 pairs on order. Here's hoping I'll like the KoolAid.

FC

Found a set in the bargain cave at cabelas. Asked if they would take less money for them, and the lady came back with an unblemished "used" pair for $55. Sold!

I'm probably wrong but I think the issue with the focusing knob rotation especially when starting to focus has to do with the type of seal that is used for waterproofing.

I've had mine for around four years. I keep them in a 17 ft aluminum bass boat and they've been bounced around some with no problems. It doesn't seem like it would make much difference but 6x is easier to use on an unstable platform than 8x.