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I am looking for a decent pair of binoculars for primarily hunting
>Water reisitant, lightweight and durable are very important.
>Also, I would like to have lifetime guarantee especially if I spend over $350
>I am thinking about the Bushnell Yardage Pro Quest $499.00(unless you know
>a better price on any internet sites)
>It combines a decent range finder within a reasoable binocular
>housing. What do you think?
>It is a little heavy...34oz. Somewhat bigger than I would want. But it
>may beat buying a range finder seperately, huh?
>I am going antelope hunting this Sept in Wyoming and would plan to use it
>there. However, I must admit that this may be shortsighted as I normally
>hunt east coast for deer, ducks, pigs, etc. I normally don't need
>antelope type binoculars.
>What do you think of the combo binoc's and rangefinders below:
>Bushnell above $499
>Leopold Wind River RB800 8x32 $699
>Olympus Magellan WP 7x50 $140-230
>Celeston Oceana 7x50 $190
>I simply won't spend over the $700 amount on this as I know that Leica and
>Kahles also make a pricey and nice pair of combo binocs and rangefinders
>Please refer to
>www.nextag.com
>for a nice review of combo products
>Also, I could go way cheaper and get some decent binoculars and buy a
>rangefinder seperately:
>Red Head Eagle 7x40 for $119
>Leupold Wind River Cascade Series $240
>Bushnell Trophy Series $90-190
Nikon Monarch 8x40 $200
I am certainly not opposed to purchasing several items, but sort of like th idea of looking through the binoculars and pressing a button to see how far items are away from me. I think that it would really be a good combination of features, right?
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>What do you think fo the combo eyepieces versus just binoculars and separate rangefinders. This will be my first purchase of binoculars of significant value
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I am looking for a decent pair of binoculars for primarily hunting
>Water reisitant, lightweight and durable are very important.
>Also, I would like to have lifetime guarantee especially if I spend over $350
>I am thinking about the Bushnell Yardage Pro Quest $499.00(unless you know
>a better price on any internet sites)
>It combines a decent range finder within a reasoable binocular
>housing. What do you think?
>It is a little heavy...34oz. Somewhat bigger than I would want. But it
>may beat buying a range finder seperately, huh?
>I am going antelope hunting this Sept in Wyoming and would plan to use it
>there. However, I must admit that this may be shortsighted as I normally
>hunt east coast for deer, ducks, pigs, etc. I normally don't need
>antelope type binoculars.
>What do you think of the combo binoc's and rangefinders below:
>Bushnell above $499
>Leopold Wind River RB800 8x32 $699
>Olympus Magellan WP 7x50 $140-230
>Celeston Oceana 7x50 $190
>I simply won't spend over the $700 amount on this as I know that Leica and
>Kahles also make a pricey and nice pair of combo binocs and rangefinders
>Please refer to
>www.nextag.com
>for a nice review of combo products
>Also, I could go way cheaper and get some decent binoculars and buy a
>rangefinder seperately:
>Red Head Eagle 7x40 for $119
>Leupold Wind River Cascade Series $240
>Bushnell Trophy Series $90-190
Nikon Monarch 8x40 $200
I am certainly not opposed to purchasing several items, but sort of like th idea of looking through the binoculars and pressing a button to see how far items are away from me. I think that it would really be a good combination of features, right?
>
>
>What do you think fo the combo eyepieces versus just binoculars and separate rangefinders. This will be my first purchase of binoculars of significant value
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