Save your $50 and get closer. For around $200 you can find some bargains, and Vortex are one of them.

10 power is about as much as a person can hold still enough to use
if you shake a little 8x is steadier.


depending on your use like are you carrying them , how far you are carrying them comes into play with objective size

8 or 10 first number X 40 to 50 second number are good users for most things

Nikon or Vortex are decent value for the price.


50 dollars will buy you foggy junk
130 with a good sale you start to be able to see decent

Ideally go someplace that has a good selection and a big store , find something you can read , Ideally you would print off a test sheet and tape it up across the store and test them head to head standing at the counter , going and finding a box you can see from the counter that is a good distance across the store works.

Have a set of Steiners 15X80 had them refurbished twice but now they seem dark and need to be refurbished again

For general all around use i like 6-8 power max. they weigh less and have a wider field of view.

I have a Leopold and a German pair. Each were just north of $400. Don’t regret it one moment. My partner has a pair of Lica that are sweet. I think they are too heavy to carry but great in a deer stand. Hard to justify
They are range finding also.

ALPEN get on eBay very very good and reasonable

I believe Vortex are a good buy, they're decent mid range optics and the lifetime warranty makes them the one for me,

Vortex for price and value.

You and I agreed on something.We should jot this date down.

You gets what you pay for. I have had 3 sets of Vortex shake a part on my dash. I have a set setting on the dash of all 3 pickups. They ride there year round. If they can't stay together riding on the dash there not good enough for me.

I have Very nice STEINER Predator 12 x 50 made in Germany. Lens are clear and clean. Have seen very little use. Come with end cups and neck strap. These are the High Contrast.

I wear glasses all the time now, and don't like having to remove my glasses to see properly.

500.00 SHIPPED

I ran a pair of Steiner Nighthunter 10x50s for years. Best light gathering binos I've ever used. Big and heavy, but man did they gather the light! They haven't been made in a long time, and I had the eye piece come off them last year and disappear. First week of elk season, while I was guiding. Ended up taping some cardboard around them to make a temporary eyepiece and finish out the hunt, then went and bought me a new pair of Vortex Razors on my day off because I needed binoculars now, for the next hunt. They are nice binos, I'd used them before and knew I liked them. Much nicer to pack than my old Steiners, and clear, with pretty good light gathering, but not as good as the Nighthunters. If I'd had more time I'd did some more research and possibly bought something different, but I needed something right away. Unfortunately Steiner sold out a few years back, and they don't honor the warranty on anything made before they sold, so all the good, old Steiners, no longer have a warranty.

Was never that impressed with the Predators myself, They do really make the reds and browns pop, make those deer stand out. But they do it at the cost of light gathering, I got a good 20 minutes more (at least), morning and evening with my Nighthunters than I could get with Predators.

But all these are way out of his stated price range.

This^^^^

And their warranty. Can't be beat.

I just bought the Diamondback HD 10x42. BassPro had them for $169. Regular price was $250. I'm impressed with the clarity and durability.

I like my maven b6’s

Wow, can't really help you there.
You won't be happy with any $50 bino.

I suspect if it were all really mashed out, we’d agree on more than this one thing. Lol

^^^^ LOL,,I think your right.

Wally world has them 50 to 79 if that all you need go for it.

How far are you wanting to see? How much detail? Mid-day or twilight? Use just for a look-see or use a lot?

dad got a pair from harbor freight he liked .
think most of the ones the captains out here use are Bushnells

if you want to find 50 dollar good binos , you need a divorce lawyer friend , if you can be friendly with such a creature as a divorce lawyer.

yup you need a bunch of angry soon to be X wives willing to sell his stuff for what he said he paid for it and you need to have a stack of 50s and 100s in your hand ready to collect it all up.