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I have lived out in the bush for a long time and have recently moved into Fairbanks.
Most of my old gear still works but many new technological changes have occurred.

I have decided to upgrade my binoculars. I have a pair of fully coated Redfield 10X50 autofocus binoculars that are pretty good and were great for the money and amount of abuse that I put them through.

I am ready to upgrade.

I have a B&L spotter but I have been thinking about going to
larger binos for intensive glassing operations.

I am wondering if anyone has purchased and used minox 15X58 BD roof prisms with a tripod? Presently they are on sale for a 1000$ with tripod adapter and case.

I also want to know if any body has tried 12X50 Nikon SE porros. I know that they are
not as bombproof but for 850$ they claim top shelf performance. I am a little worried about their durability though.

Some places have demos of the 8X42 zeiss fl glass Victory's for about 1100$.
Some birders claim that the fl glass is indeed better than anything previous, but
some rumors of quality control have arisen.

There is also a place selling Trinovid 12X50 Leicas for 1100$. I know that many of
the hunters discuss optics but I am wondering if any Alaskans can vouch for their
choices.

Any help, derision or commentary would be helpful at this stage.

Message Thread:

• Getting a brand new pair of binos? kaboku68 Oct 21 2005
  • Yep, tried the Minox DennisM Oct 22 2005
  • need more info Fullcurl Oct 21 2005
    • This is what I want to do! kaboku68 Oct 21 2005
      • Leica Geovid Sheep Hunter Oct 22 2005
  • leica with rangefinder---good combo??? tex-mex Oct 21 2005
    • Leica Geovids bizymocha Oct 22 2005
    • geovids fullkurl Oct 21 2005
      • Thanks again tex-mex Oct 22 2005
    • Leica bino/rangefinder combo Romo Oct 21 2005
  • Swarovski Habicht AkHunter45 Oct 21 2005
  • Leica Ultravids Romo Oct 21 2005
    • 10x42 Leica Ultravids 375ultramag Oct 23 2005
  • Size Snowwolfe Oct 21 2005
    • reply to "size" from Snowwolfe tex-mex Oct 21 2005
      • 10x Snowwolfe Oct 22 2005
    • Forgot Snowwolfe Oct 21 2005
  • Leica Daveinthebush Oct 21 2005
  • leica, swarovski sh Oct 21 2005
  • Optics Michael Strahan Oct 21 2005
  • Check the archives... Doc Oct 21 2005