Leopold in Wally World

[dw33]

Saw a pair of 8x binos for $99 (Leopold). I thought Leopold's were really expensive, or are these the 3rd tier version?

 

[Speckmisser]

That's the little Wind River compacts, most likely... and they're not a bad buy. I picked up a pair to throw in the bag when I travel.

It's decent glass for bowhunting from a treestand, or kicking around if you're real mobile but not doing a ton of glassing. The big negative is that you won't want to do much extensive glassing with them. Small objective limits light transmission, and they don't seem to hold the quality at longer distances... as compared to a higher end set of 8x glass.

Definitely better than $20 Bushnell or Simmons.

 

[dw33]

Thanks for the reply. My son is using a pair of Burris right now and I was wondering about replacing them, but I guess his pair is about as good as the Leopold. I plan on giving him my Steiners in a couple of years and getting some Swaros, or next year if I can swing it.

 

[Joetech34]

I've had the wind river compacts from wally world for about 3yrs now and my dad has the leupold cascade, also at wally world. The cascade are probably one of the best deals for the money. The only thing I dont like about the compac is that they are lite and show your movement easier. I just purchased the cabalas euros and I must say they are great.

Joe

 

[fishnhuntfreak]

check these out. i have a pair of the diamondback 10x42s and love them, theirs a thread on here somewhere about them. i believe these are the best you can buy in your price range price. cameralandny.com

 

[Applbit]

I've got one of the first pairs of 10x42 WR binos that came out. they are decent glass for the money, Th eonly down side i see to them for the money is how touchy the focus knob is. If you move it just1/16th of a inch they get out of focus really fast.

Otherwise they are probably the best you can get for the coin.

 

[BigSwad]

If you are wanting a small lightweight great pair of binoculars, check out the Leupold Yosemite's in 8x32. They are small and crystal clear. They run about $99 for the 8X and $89 for the 6X.

 

[JABGARDNV]

dont give into the evil empire buy them somewhere else please