I'm looking at some Steiner Binoculars and wondering if they are any good, or should I look at something different ?

I have a pair going on 40 years and they still work great.

I have a pair. Without more specifications , from your side, I cannot compare. Been buying Swarovski since I was able to. I am firmly convinced that you should spend as much, if not more, than you can on optics.

I was looking at the MM 110x50's . I seen I can order them from Walmart for $500 .

Those look pretty nice. A bit bigger than what I want to wear and use commonly. More of a 10x40 guy.
I have looked through a few Steiners and thought they were a decent set of long eyes.

Thanks for the reply ,I like 10x50's for low light situations .

I have Steiner nighthunter xp 12x56 they have been the best pair of binos I have ever used have had them for probably 15 or 20 years low light viewing is the most clear I have ever seen. Mine are worn but still work perfect! I would buy another set in a heartbeat if they were still making this model.

I never go less then 12x50's and Steiner's are great and Vortex I have had great experience with them.

Dad has a pair , they are very very nice

when we went looking we were at BassPro back in the 90s Dad had said he wanted Stieners , we looked at a bunch , they were the clearest at the time we could read the print on videos on the far wall.

look at stuff and see if you can read it , basically an eye chart would the ideal thing to test binos see what you can read with each pair

Got a pair of Steiner Predator 10x42’s for my wife this fall and I really liked em the little I used em on a South Dakota mule deer hunt. The eye cups are a coin toss for me. The little I used em, I didn’t care for em. But maybe they’d be nice if you spent a lot of time on the tripod with em. But all in all I liked the clarity of the glass, low light was great. Also seem well built. I really like the grippy texture.

Had a pair of 8x30. I really liked them. The auto focus is a nice feature that I really liked.

About 12 years ago I bought a pair of Police Model off of Craigs List for $40. Heavy, big, but great binoculars!

Moosetrot

In 23+ years working for or with Cabelas, I’ve handled and sold countless pieces of optics. I have a compact pair of Steiners. I’d certainly consider them well above average. Not Swarovski, Leica or Zeiss; but still very solid glass. You’ll have better glass than most. My opinion.
Also, be sure to test them outdoors, natural light.

Check out Vortex. Vortex customer service is amazing.

The just retired CEO of Steiner and the Beretta Group's Optics Division was here on Christmas Eve. He's a good friend and my main fishing partner. He owns some of the best military grade optics on the planet and has let me use them.

Keith

Look through a pair of image stabilized before you buy anything, only kind I'll ever buy after having one.

The early Steiner were great glass. Company purchased by Beretta in 2008 and their glass is nowhere near the quality. This is judging from pre 2008 8x30 rubberized marine/militay binocs compared to after 2008 model. Not even close. Unfortunately , aquisitions are often not a good thing for companies and in this case, I would not purchase Steiners again. (If you can find a lightly used pair of pre-2008, you cant go wrong....

Look into Leica range finder binoculars
Best binoculars I ever owned ..

I ordered a pair of Steiner 10 x 50's ,I hope I'm not disappointed. I agree midlander acquisitions are rarely a good thing. slowpoke, Leicas are a little out of my price range. Thanks for all of the replies guys.

Should be last pr you will ever have to buy. Steiner, Swarvoski, Zeiss, excellent and lifetime warranty. Nothing wrong with Vortex, just haven't been at the game aslong as the Europeans