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Pentax 8x43 DCF SP bought here on the fire and would buy another pair if I could find one at a good price.

Meopta 15x for glassing

Vortex diamonbacks 10x40 for field hunting.

Wifey got me a pair of maven b3 6x30 for Christmas. I’ve had them out twice and they are delightful. I might stop using the 10x vortex altogether.

I'm wanting a quality 6 or 6.5 bino.

The ability to see through thick cover with these glasses needs to be seen to believed. I still hunted a creek bottom loaded with mesquite and catclaw a few days ago using these binos, and I saw more deer than I ever have before doing that hunt. I was spotting deer a hundred yards away with brush in between. Very impressive.

They also give up little in terms of identifying animal characteristics at distance when compared to a typical 8 or 10x bino. And their low light performance is exceptional in my opinion. Very nice glasses. I’m smitten with them.

This referring to the Mavens?

Yes.

That's good to know. I have 7x42 Swaro's and love them, but the 6x's would be nice to put in my pocket when I am on the move...

Would you mind spilling the beans where you got them?

I'd like to try these Kowa 6.5s Kowa 6.5s but I can't see them being much better than the Kowa/Leupold 6x porros. I love the 6x's because they are easy to hold steady even one-handed. I don't use a pouch just the one-piece ocular cover which I can pop off one-handed. At least half of the time I'm checking out sign 50yds away. The rest of the time I'm picking apart brush looking for deer. If you're covering a lot of ground in steep, rough country, being able to see if that's a rub over there or deer tracks saves a lot of wasted energy. And, the less of a hassle it is to use the things, the more often you'll use them and not miss that opportunity at the big buck! I've also, read somewhere that the wider spacing of the objective lenses on porro prisms gives you more of a 3D effect. I know these 6x30 porros are really good showing up deer in brush. They're also, light enough that you don't get a crick in your neck every hunting season even with just a strap. Commercial over! I just really like these for what I do which is not "glassing" the wide open spaces. Of course, I still want a pair of the Mavens or Kowa roof prisms because the glass is probably better and they may be a better tool for the job.

Thanks for the heads up on the mavens.

Of course not, devil!

https://mavenbuilt.com/

They took a few weeks to get shipped. They have a custom builder on their website. I chose colors and some engraving. Artsy frills, but I like the personalized look.


These binos are tiny compared to my others. Very easy to carry and use with one hand. Very steady and they slip easily into a coat pocket. I kept the lens covers on that came factory. No complaints.

Thank you! They offer a decent Veterans deal as well. Might have to sneak a pair into the hunting gear. I have come to like them small bins quite alot.

Swaro EL 8.5 x42. Every hunt since 2004/5 when I bought them.

This, I hunt timber in Alabama and Ohio. My binos are up much of the time. I see deer way before I can with my eyes. Timber in both places can be thick and dark. I see the deer coming way before it sees me in most cases. This allows me the time to mount up the rifle without being detected. I hunt a climber in Alabama but Im sitting against a tree on the ground in Ohio if I’m hunting timber there.

Holy cow I didn't realize so MANY had so MONEY for Binoculars.

I thought I was a snob! Half guys I am with drive me nuts using ancient Bushnells with broken eyepieces and don't know it...
I will often recommend 7x35 Nikon porros to most of those guys not wanting to spend $$$. They are typically blown away.

I use a Zen Ray 8x32 most of the time and 6x30 Yosemites the rest of the time. I don't need to stretch my view much.

May buy something different in a year or three.

15 year old Bushnell Discoverers.

8x.

Still pretty good to my eyes although I carry them to the woods less and less every year.

Nikon Monarch 7 8x30

6x30 Yosemite, but the itch is growing to get something more powerful.

Same as I have used since the day I got them, the only pair I own. Swarovski 12x42 NL Pure.

8x42 Leica Ultravids on my chest, 15x56 Meopta HD's on the tripod.

Meopta Meopro 12x50.

Older pair of Bushnell Legend 8x42