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Leupold BX-5 HD 8x42 binoculars
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<blockquote data-quote="bbckfh" data-source="post: 1498350" data-attributes="member: 100810"><p>I've tried searching, but if I missed it please re-direct me?</p><p></p><p>I know they're a new product (<a href="https://www.leupold.com/binoculars/hd-binoculars/bx-5-santiam-hd-8x42mm" target="_blank">Leupold BX-5 Santiam HD 8x42mm p/n# 174482</a>) this year, but someone must have tried them? This is ultimately another budget-justification thread.</p><p></p><p>I'm interested in these as a middle-of-the-road product.</p><p>A) I think that for my hunting/glassing, 8x42mm is likely the sweet spot. I could be talked into a 10x42 were it clearly superior, but anything with a larger objective is likely too much.</p><p>B) I don't think I can lay out $2,000 for Swaro ELs, which seem to be the consensus favorite.</p><p>C) If one could lay hands on these in the $850 range, does the price-to-performance ratio now become favorable and worth it over a more-expensive option?</p><p>D) I'm pretty darned impressed with the glass in my VX-6HD - I'd imagine that these are the binocular counterpart? Does that put me in the class of person who can't really benefit from the "better" Swarovision glass?</p><p></p><p>Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated.</p><p>Thanks,</p><p>Brendan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bbckfh, post: 1498350, member: 100810"] I've tried searching, but if I missed it please re-direct me? I know they're a new product ([URL='https://www.leupold.com/binoculars/hd-binoculars/bx-5-santiam-hd-8x42mm']Leupold BX-5 Santiam HD 8x42mm p/n# 174482[/URL]) this year, but someone must have tried them? This is ultimately another budget-justification thread. I'm interested in these as a middle-of-the-road product. A) I think that for my hunting/glassing, 8x42mm is likely the sweet spot. I could be talked into a 10x42 were it clearly superior, but anything with a larger objective is likely too much. B) I don't think I can lay out $2,000 for Swaro ELs, which seem to be the consensus favorite. C) If one could lay hands on these in the $850 range, does the price-to-performance ratio now become favorable and worth it over a more-expensive option? D) I'm pretty darned impressed with the glass in my VX-6HD - I'd imagine that these are the binocular counterpart? Does that put me in the class of person who can't really benefit from the "better" Swarovision glass? Any thoughts or opinions would be appreciated. Thanks, Brendan [/QUOTE]
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