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What’s the difference between a $200 binocular and a $2000 binocular?

Most customers who are searching for their first binocular first need to get an understanding of what the numbers mean.  Once they have learned what “8″ in 8×42 and “50″ in 10×50 means getting out there shopping for binoculars can be a bit intimidating. One common question that comes up is “what makes that 2000 dollar 10×42 [...]

Zoom Binoculars

Zoom binoculars have a major advantage over standard binoculars, the ability to change or modify the magnification, however there are some disadvantages you need to understand when selecting a zoom binocular. For example, a 10×50 binocular has 10x magnification with a 50mm objective lens.  It’s exit pupil is measured at 5mm.  With the nice large 50mm objective [...]

Binoculars - What do the numbers mean?

If your out searching for a set of binoculars, the first thing you will need to learn is what the numbers represent in the binocular name - for example 8×42 or 10×25.  What do these numbers tell you?  It is important to have an understanding of these numbers and what they mean.  Not having an [...]

Binocular Magnification by Use

If your shopping for a binocular, its likely you already know what you want to use them for. Binoculars for birdwatching, hunting binoculars, binoculars for sporting events or even binoculars for astronomy. But when it comes to choosing what magnification your binocular should be, there are a few things you should keep in mind. Nearly all [...]

Binocular rules - what you need to know

You can’t have both. High magnification - huge field of view. A compact body design with lots of light gathering ability, sorry, you just can’t have both. After nearly a decade of talking to customers about their needs for a binocular, this is the first thing we talk about when helping a customer select their binoculars. [...]