Duckman91 Posted February 28, 2015 Report Share Posted February 28, 2015 anyone recommend a decent set of binoculars for around the hundred quid mark or is it worth spending a bit more cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 the more you pay the better the glass. I use Swarovski which are not cheap but once you use them you know why. I have heard good reports on minox at really sensible prices Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoakley Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sportsman guncentre had some vortex binos on offer. £130 I think. If they are as good as some of the vortex scopes I have had then they are a bargain. They also have some minox at around the same price. I use a set and have been very impressed with them. Even as far as when comparing them directly to a set of swaros (cant remember model) there was hardly any difference. You would really struggle to tell which was which! Hope this helps. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 Sportsman guncentre had some vortex binos on offer. £130 I think. If they are as good as some of the vortex scopes I have had then they are a bargain. They also have some minox at around the same price. I use a set and have been very impressed with them. Even as far as when comparing them directly to a set of swaros (cant remember model) there was hardly any difference. You would really struggle to tell which was which! Hope this helps. Edd you will when the light fades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddoakley Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 you will when the light fades I accept that the swaros were an older set and possibly not in perfect condition but they were certainly not that bad and two of us kept swapping to compare. This was in fading light in a wood while stalking. We were looking down a pretty dark ride and spent a lot of time comparing these binos and we both concluded that there was absolutely minimal difference. Certainly not enough to justify the price difference of almost 10 times. I use swaro scopes and to my eyes they offer the best glass available but I am very impressed with the minox binos, very impressed indeed. That added to the op asking for recommendations of binos in the £100 range mean that I am happy to suggest the minox. Edd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted March 1, 2015 Report Share Posted March 1, 2015 For that money porros are the way to go in my opinion - I have some 8 x 42 Opticron porros which are really good mid priced bins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted March 2, 2015 Report Share Posted March 2, 2015 I accept that the swaros were an older set and possibly not in perfect condition but they were certainly not that bad and two of us kept swapping to compare. This was in fading light in a wood while stalking. We were looking down a pretty dark ride and spent a lot of time comparing these binos and we both concluded that there was absolutely minimal difference. Certainly not enough to justify the price difference of almost 10 times. I use swaro scopes and to my eyes they offer the best glass available but I am very impressed with the minox binos, very impressed indeed. That added to the op asking for recommendations of binos in the £100 range mean that I am happy to suggest the minox. Edd fair enough mate I was only kidding. never tried the minox binos, but my mate who I stalk with always says there great for the money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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