mid priced binos

[shbangsteve]

Like adjman I have been looking for some reasonable priced binos . I tried the Meopta meopros and some Opticons yesterday. Both around £300, not as good as the Swaros but more than adequate. Anyone got either ? Any good ? or can anyone recomend any other make around the same price ? I would not want to spend much more else I would be afraid to use them !
regards Steve

 

[limulus]

Leopold windriver

 

[Whitebeard]

Have a look at Steiner binoculars, a tad more then £300 but reputed to be optically on par with zeiss Swaro and Leica.

Ian.

 

[webley22]

Opticron BGA 7X42 - cant go wrong mate.

 

[boar & deer]

vortex

 

[RichardP]

I just had delivered some Steiner Huntings and so far im well impressed with them, also found them £40 cheaper at Derek Lee delivered....

 

[Peter Eaton]

I have Minox HGs...they are more than your limit I think but Minox do a cheaper range. The Minox I have are cracking and great in low low...having bought 3 pairs of binos now my advice would be wait as long as you can and buy the best you can. Also Bushnells legends are superb for the money.

 

[jim from accy]

+1 for Stieners

 

[Rake Aboot]

Opticron,,Opticron,,Opticron !! you will not regret it, far better than anything else in the price bracket.

 

[remy 700]

Have a look at viking bins , great value , but the guy above has it leupold are superb , on a par with the opticron just better made bodies imo

 

[andy c]

+1 for vortex, excellent range and a no quibble lifetime guarantee!

 

[bogtrotter]

Opticron good glass if you are on a budget.

 

[unicorn71]

+1 for Minox fantastic glass at good money.

 

[teyhan1]

+1 for chickenman. Save your money and buy the best you can get. Swaro or Leica for me. You will never regret buying them, you'll get a much better return if you ever sell them and if you don't get the best you'll always wish you'd have waited and in the end buy an expensive but worthwhile pair anyways. Same applies to scopes. Your rifle will always out-shoot what you can do with it the optics however may leave you wanting. My scopes all cost 3x what my rifles do!!

 

[Stover Rover]

Hawke Frontier ED, check out the reviews on the birding sites.

Very good value for money.

 

[norma 308]

kahles bit more expensive than the above makes but not as bad as the top three but excellent quality austrian make .

 

[shbangsteve]

thanks for the advice but which models eg opticron bga -verano, explorer, aurora or imagic ? steiner - hunting , sky hawk ? minox bv br ??? there is so many different models it is hard to draw a comparison

 

[pj1]

nikon monarch 8 x 42. well pleased with them

 

[teyhan1]

Bid on these on ebay. 320889520255 look to be okay and I think they'll go for less than £500. Make sure you use paypal and you'll be protected.
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[dirtdigger]

Hawke Frontier ED, check out the reviews on the birding sites.

Very good value for money.

i agree