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Cheap "glass" versus "expensive" glass
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<blockquote data-quote="Snowwolfe" data-source="post: 3994863" data-attributes="member: 14220"><p>There is not the relationship between the amount of $$$ spent vs the quality you receive in todays world compared to 25 years ago. I bought a pair of Leica BA binocs guessing about 22 years ago for almost $1,000 and they were heads and tails better than any other bino I ever used up to that point. About 5 years ago picked up a pair of Zeiss FL's that cost more than the Leica's but the quality was about the same. Last year picked up a set of Nikon Monarchs for about $250 and they were just as good, and lighter than the Leica's or Zeiss.</p><p></p><p>Glass production has vastly improved over the last 5 years or so with superior quality and lower prices. Still, one needs to be careful when choosing as there are gems and there are busts. Nikon seems to rule in low priced binos while Pentax absolutely sucks. It is extremely important to hold and use a set of binos before buying. I am so happy with the Monarch bino line that I plan to put up both my Leica and Zeiss binos for sale soon.</p><p>Scopes seem to be about the same. I never had a reason to go above a Leupold VX3 or a mid priced Zeiss as my eyes could see zero difference in the quality. Couple of years ago a friend sold all his Leupolds and went to Night force scopes. His first hunt with the Night Force was for a marco polo ram and the scope fogged up!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snowwolfe, post: 3994863, member: 14220"] There is not the relationship between the amount of $$$ spent vs the quality you receive in todays world compared to 25 years ago. I bought a pair of Leica BA binocs guessing about 22 years ago for almost $1,000 and they were heads and tails better than any other bino I ever used up to that point. About 5 years ago picked up a pair of Zeiss FL's that cost more than the Leica's but the quality was about the same. Last year picked up a set of Nikon Monarchs for about $250 and they were just as good, and lighter than the Leica's or Zeiss. Glass production has vastly improved over the last 5 years or so with superior quality and lower prices. Still, one needs to be careful when choosing as there are gems and there are busts. Nikon seems to rule in low priced binos while Pentax absolutely sucks. It is extremely important to hold and use a set of binos before buying. I am so happy with the Monarch bino line that I plan to put up both my Leica and Zeiss binos for sale soon. Scopes seem to be about the same. I never had a reason to go above a Leupold VX3 or a mid priced Zeiss as my eyes could see zero difference in the quality. Couple of years ago a friend sold all his Leupolds and went to Night force scopes. His first hunt with the Night Force was for a marco polo ram and the scope fogged up!! [/QUOTE]
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