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Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 15:46:55 No.2402748 View View Reply Original Report

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How do I get over feeling like a dork toting around a set of binoculars?

Also binoculars thread.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 15:51:19 No.2402751 Report

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>>2402748
Ignore any judgers. They judge only because of their own faults. Swarovski is my glass choice for scopes and binoculars. Hard to beat German glass.

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Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 16:02:54 No.2402767 Report

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harnesses are really good invention
i made mine like this

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 16:12:05 No.2402774 Report

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If u want to take binos take binos. Although technically your phone can probably out preform 10x40 binos.

I used to carry a nice 10x32 Leupold almost everywhere but then some nigger stole it from my truck.

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Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 16:17:44 No.2402781 Report

Quoted By: >>2414421

I prefer electro optics for night time critter watching.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 16:35:27 No.2402791 Report

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Any recommended budget monoculars? I need something for bird spotting and I'm blind in one eye anyway.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 16:38:28 No.2402794 Report

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>>2402791
Are you me? Try the Vortex brand.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 17:54:41 No.2402881 Report

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>>2402748
Just stop caring, plus I would actually be a bit jealous if I saw someone with good binos on the trail. I'm going to buy some too when I have the money. Want to watch the birds do their things and they will also be useful when I start hunting.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 17:55:42 No.2402882 Report

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>>2402791
>I'm blind in one eye anyway
What happened?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 17:58:23 No.2402884 Report

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>>2402882
He got the jab

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 18:41:46 No.2402923 Report

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>>2402882
congenital nerve defect, I'm not fully blind, I see shapes, colors and motion but my brain doesn't register it properly so I don't have full stereo vision and stuff like binoculars is wasted on me. It's like one of my eyes is in permanent peripheral vision mode, even in the middle for the things I try to focus on.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 18:58:32 No.2402942 Report

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>>2402923
Might as well just get a good monocular

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 19:40:49 No.2402990 Report

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>>2402791
binoculars are going to be cheaper and better performing for each tier. the cheapest Vortex monocular is a 8x25 which is a small objective lens and it's still $99. the equivalent binocular will be $60

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 19:42:54 No.2402992 Report

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>>2402748
One time I was at a city park that had a playground next to a large wooded area with trails.
>have binoculars out, birding
>facing away from playground
>staring into trees
>guy comes up to me, kinda confrontational, asks what I'm looking at
>"birds"
>o-oh
>leaves

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 19:47:23 No.2402997 Report

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>>2402992
You should have said "your wife."

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 20:52:30 No.2403097 Report

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>>2402791
> https://www.opticsplanet.com/vortex-solo-36mm-monoculars.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 26 Jun 2022 22:08:52 No.2403186 Report

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>>2402997
kek

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 01:08:56 No.2403364 Report

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>>2402992
he musta felt pretty autistic after that

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 02:21:00 No.2403406 Report

Quoted By: >>2403419 >>2403755

Any good binocular recommendations for under $100? Just general purpose

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 02:41:19 No.2403419 Report

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>>2403406
I think Vortex has a sub $100 set?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 03:58:22 No.2403487 Report

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>>2402748
No one cares, I carry 10x50 military Soviet binos my grandpa gave me, in their original leather case. Girls find them cool and "vintage" on the trail, especially after I let them try. Most of the time people won't give a shit, especially if you carry your average modern, compact binoculars.

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Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 04:17:27 No.2403525 Report

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Love wool

Anonymous

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Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 06:32:51 No.2403651 Report

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>>2402748
By growing a pair.
>>2403487
Based, I found almost complete set of Soviet 7x50 binoculars (lacked only the lense caps) from a local recycling centre for sale for 20€. Picture is clear and the focus is easy to use. I have used it for bird watching. I must say that sometimes you find gems from recycling centres. Pic very much related.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 07:40:44 No.2403683 Report

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>>2403097
this one looks good, I think I'm going to get it as soon as I find a good deal on it(it's like $160 right now in my country but apparently it was on sale much cheaper recently)

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Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 11:06:53 No.2403755 Report

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>>2403406
Spend another $20 and get the Carson RD 10x42. They are regularly on sale for $110-120 on Amazon(not right now though.) Or if you'd rather have slightly less magnification and wider field of view, the 8x42 version is $99 on Walmart right now.
> https://www.amazon.com/Carson-Open-Bridge-Waterproof-Definition-Binoculars/dp/B015MS2PRK/

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 11:40:51 No.2403765 Report

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>>2402748
You lose your zoom in your 20's so you need them if you want to see anything far away post that

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 12:01:07 No.2403775 Report

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I bought celestron nature dx in 8x32 because they were on sale for 80€. Never had "serious" binoculars, hope I made a good choice based off of random internet reviews

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 27 Jun 2022 15:38:15 No.2403907 Report

Quoted By: >>2404681 >>2414262

>>2403651
Yeah, you can find cheap military binos from the cold war on ebay, people don't really understand their value and just want to get rid of them.
Also I've got the exact same leather case

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jun 2022 11:31:25 No.2404681 Report

Quoted By: >>2404820

>>2403907
They are some good shit. I love those binoculars of mine. Anyways, I have understood that the Soviet glass on optics etc was generally good for affordable price, at least when you discuss with the older generations over here in Finland about them.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 28 Jun 2022 15:46:37 No.2404820 Report

Quoted By: >>2405828

>>2404681
Some Soviet binos use German Zeiss lenses

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Jun 2022 23:03:44 No.2405828 Report

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>>2404820
That would explain the high quality then.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 Jun 2022 22:31:23 No.2406643 Report

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I am very pleased with my Pentax AD 8x25 WP

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 01 Jul 2022 03:17:31 No.2406842 Report

Quoted By: >>2407700

>>2403755
Not him but thanks fren, I just bought the 10x34 model because I wanted something smol. Have to ask though, do you think I'll get enough light with the 34s, considering I'll occasionally be using them in the evenings/under tree canopy? And yes I am new to binoculars.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 01 Jul 2022 15:17:05 No.2407127 Report

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>>2402748
I carried binoculars for a while and eventually realized I didn't use them nearly as often as I thought I would. I replaced them with a nice m4/3 camera and a tripod and never looked back. If I was into birdwatching I would totally bring them but as it stands they're usually dead weight.

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Anonymous Fri 01 Jul 2022 17:02:13 No.2407191 Report

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>>2402748
Depends on your needs i have nikon binos but in my pack i have this gem Steiner miniscope monocular. 2" by 2" 2.8oz light to cary had it for over 8 years in the military an in the woods mostly to scout and see whats ahead or if theres something interesting down below.
Heard ziess has a similar one. But a chest carry rig for your binos frees up your hands.
https://www.steiner-optics.com/legacy-products/steiner-miniscope

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 02 Jul 2022 07:12:34 No.2407700 Report

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>>2406842
I couldn't tell you because I haven't used them. In theory, it obviously won't be as good because they claim it has a slightly different lens coating, and the objective lens is smaller... but that doesn't mean they won't be adequate. Ironically they aren't really smaller than the 10x42, but a half pound lighter which will be noticeable. I guess if they don't work out you could return them, but if they perform even 75% of the 10x42s I have I think you will be fine because I can't find anything to complain about with the ones I have.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 02 Jul 2022 19:08:54 No.2408041 Report

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>>2402748
What's dorky about wanting to see sights that are further away than you plan to travel or can't safely get closer to?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Jul 2022 15:55:19 No.2408666 Report

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What are some good budget binocs for getting a good look at something really far away? Like a 16x mag?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Jul 2022 17:13:27 No.2408730 Report

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I dont really care about field of view I just want DISTANCE. What is the cheapest handheld telescope for two eyeballs?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 03 Jul 2022 19:50:47 No.2408889 Report

Quoted By: >>2409054

>>2402751
Swaro is Austrian, not German. There are also tons of binoculars who are cheaper, MUCH cheaoer yet not much worse

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Jul 2022 00:02:22 No.2409054 Report

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>>2408889
The best Germans are Austrian.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 04 Jul 2022 00:07:01 No.2409056 Report

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>>2402791
>https://www.sportsmansguide.com/product/index/yugoslavian-military-surplus-scope-monocular-with-leather-case-used?a=1739178&_br_psugg_q=yugoslavian
My friend got one and its a fun meme. You can be like Chito from Girls last Tour and pretend like youre firing artillery at birds
it's clear and surprisingly good

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 05 Jul 2022 20:47:46 No.2410626 Report

Quoted By: >>2410628

Looking for ruggedized binos that are 8 power and no more than 500 USD.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 05 Jul 2022 20:50:41 No.2410628 Report

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>>2410626
>https://www.varusteleka.com/en/product/hungarian-binoculars-with-leather-case-6-x-30-surplus/72613

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 06 Jul 2022 07:09:22 No.2410960 Report

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>>2410628
Those are 6 power.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Jul 2022 20:05:25 No.2412042 Report

Quoted By: >>2412927

any "decent" cheap chink binoculars?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Jul 2022 08:36:17 No.2412887 Report

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>>2402748
Step 1: Who the fuck cares what other people think?
Step 2: done

Seriously, why would you care? I keep a monocular in my car at all times purely because I love checking out distant hill ranges and mountains and I've had odd looks from people, but why the fuck would I care what they think. I like what I like and no ones going to change that.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 09 Jul 2022 10:25:13 No.2412927 Report

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>>2412042
what's cheap?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Jul 2022 02:37:33 No.2413456 Report

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we cant help that fact that your an insecure pussy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Jul 2022 06:19:00 No.2413530 Report

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>>2402748
I'm mostly hunt or watch game when out so I use a Steiner Ranger 8x56 xtreme, (got it for ca. 550 euro) because clarity is king and light transmission is equally important.
I have a Bushnell powerview 10x42 as well, which i keep my car. It's much handier then the Steiner but isn't comparable in terms of quality

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Anonymous Sun 10 Jul 2022 07:36:31 No.2413547 Report

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>>2403651
>By growing a pair.
>Based, I found almost complete set of Soviet 7x50 binoculars (lacked only the lense caps) from a local recycling centre for sale for 20€. Picture is clear and the focus is easy to use. I have used it for bird watching. I must say that sometimes you find gems from recycling centres. Pic very much related.
Brofist. 99% of soviet made stuff is garbage, but military grade stuff can be good.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 10 Jul 2022 20:55:10 No.2413911 Report

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anyone ever try the tasco 16x32?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2022 08:47:40 No.2414262 Report

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>>2403907
I tried the cheapo route
Turns out a 7x50 can't even beat quality 8x23, even at night

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2022 12:49:51 No.2414330 Report

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>>2402748
Use a spyglass instead

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2022 17:06:15 No.2414421 Report

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>>2402781
Based and dualbandpilled, I'm planning on a StingIR 384 to go with my PVS14.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 11 Jul 2022 19:01:12 No.2414479 Report

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>>2402748
Grow a pair and get a pair. I've been birding every single day for 6 years and was on and off for 6 years before that, the only people who give any negative shits are paranoid schizos who give everybody a hard time just for existing. Other people will ask what cool stuff you've seen or will start talking about cool stuff they just saw.
Also, if you buy anything from Vortex, they specialize in hunting gear and lessons given by ex-military guys, so that can make you feel less dorky. They had awesome conservative-ish decals on their site that sold out really fast too.

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Anonymous Thu 14 Jul 2022 00:36:22 No.2416059 Report

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What do you think I saw?

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Anonymous Thu 14 Jul 2022 00:37:51 No.2416061 Report

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>>2416059

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jul 2022 02:04:45 No.2416091 Report

Quoted By: >>2416764

Why are there no Zeiss binos? Zeiss is a pretty respected lens manufacturer for photography, I thought there'd be a lot of overlap

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jul 2022 21:53:21 No.2416704 Report

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>>2402748
nobody cares.
it's just your imagination going a bit wild, thinking others care as much about you as you do yourself.
here's what's really going on. everyone else does that too. everyone else is also mostly concerned about themselves.

just do what you want as long as it's not harmful.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jul 2022 22:21:30 No.2416719 Report

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>>2402791
Me too. I have a birth defect called Coats disease. My eyes aren't always in sync, especially when I'm tired. People judge you on it so I'm lucky it didn't kick in until I was 25 or so, but unlucky to have several bouts of laser surgery to seal up the leaky blood vessels, followed by a cataract operation in that eye at 35 or so due to the trauma of the surgery. Anyway thanks for reading my blog post

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jul 2022 23:37:24 No.2416764 Report

Quoted By: >>2416782

>>2416091
Finnish Defence Forces use Zeiss binoculars.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 14 Jul 2022 23:55:32 No.2416782 Report

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>>2416764
oh fugg someone is inbading finnlandia :DDDD

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