I ordered a pair of these just to have some beater binoculars. They compare very favorably to some older Nikon Action 10x50s and a newer pair of Steiner 10-x30s. For 99 bucks it's hard to go wrong. Chinese manufacture of course.I don't know how much more you'd have to spend to get something not made in China.

https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/leupold-mckenzie-binoculars

PB,

Not to shat on your bargain bins, but, I once had these, or very similar bins that I used for kids to learn on. They sucked !

That is all.

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I did a side by side comparison between the subject Leupolds and these, and I couldn't detect a difference. https://www.steiner-optics.com/binoculars/xc-10x32

I’m sure there’s been some improvements since.

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Well, if you ordered a pair of them, I reckon you spent $198.

Paul,

Thanks for the heads up.

Many will find your post helpful.

BH

BH, good to hear from you my friend. I hope all is well with you. I need to hear your safari tales!

Midway recently had the Burris droptine 10x42’s on sale for $150. That’s a real good bino for the money.

My first binocs were monarch 3 10x42 and I’ve seen them in 150 range. After 13? Years they are still solid And IMO for the money they are hard to beat

If they are the binocular equivalent of Droptine scopes, that would be a great value.

I have bought and recommended tha Active Extremes to budget mind, non optics loonies. They can be had in a 7x35 FMC which is a size I sorely miss and fairly rugged. Damn fine for the price and I often kick around the idea of grabbing me a pair to have just cuz.

I am also very much interested in the Burris Signature binos and would lean heavily that way if my current bins go tits-up. Burris stuff replaced Weaver as my bang for buck scope champion.

If you want a good quality, inexpensive binocular take a look at our close-out deal on the Athlon Ares 8x42 Binocular, on sale for only $169.99

ED Glass- High definition glass: ED glass gives you an image with little or no chromatic fringe so the final result brings a clearer and sharper image to your eyes
ESP Dielectric Coating- Enhanced Spectral Prism Dielectric Coating: ESP Dielectric Coating is a multi layer prism coating that reflects over 99% of the light to your eyes bringing you a clear, bright image that displays accurate color reproduction.
Lightweight Magnesium Chassis: Magnesium chassis give you the strength of a metal chassis while reducing the weight as much as 35%
XPL Coating- Xtra Protective Layer coating: XPL Coating gives you an extra protection on the exterior lenses from dirt, oil and scratches
Phase Corrected prisms: Phase corrected prisms produce images that have better contrast, a higher resolution and better color reproduction
BaK4 prisms: Bak-4 glass prisms reflect more light to your eyes which will give you brighter and sharper image.
Advanced FMC: Advanced Fully Multi-Coated lenses gives you better light transmission to bring optimum brightness and true color across the entire light spectrum.
Long Eye Relief: Long eye relief can be particularly important for eyeglass wearers because longer eye relief allows them to still see the entire field of view.
Close Focus: Close focus is important for those who are nature observers and especially important if you are going to watch butterflies or insects
Twist Up Eyecups: Twist up eyecups with intermediate stops allow you to set the eyecups to the ideal eye relief for you eyes
Waterproof: Waterproof to protect the binocular in the harshest weather conditions or if accidentally submerged underwater
Argon Purged: Argon purging gives you better waterproofing and thermal stability

I took the leap. Reviews look pretty good.

That Ares looks like a dead ringer for the defunct Zen Ray ED, which had fantastic glass.