>>2783978A few years ago I bought two pairs of Leopold BX-1 Marksman 10×42 binoculars from Cabelas during a good Black Friday sale. They're a Cabelas exclusive, so I think that's the only place they're sold. Regular price is like $150. The Black Friday sale had them on sale for $100. I used a "gift card hack" by buying gift cards from a reseller to bring my cost down to about $75 each, so I bought two and gave one pair to a friend for Christmas.
They're very clear and feel like they're built well. I've used them for a few seasons in all sorts of weather (I live in Wisconsin). Personally, I find any magnification under 10x to be barely useful - 10x is powerful enough to spot and ID things I can't see with the naked eye, while 8x and lower just let's me see things I've already spotted/ID'd more clearly. They're good binos, and on sale they're a good deal.
Leopold also makes the non-exclusive BX-1 McKenzie HD. I assume the glass is slightly better than in the Marksman model. While Cabelas sells the McKenzie for like $200, Natchez currently has them on sale for $140 and Sportsman's Warehouse has them for $145. If you could find a Black Friday sale on a pair of the McKenzie model to bring the cost down even lower, that would be an awesome deal.
