Best bino under $600

[flyguyskt]

how about nice used pair of higher end glass? i've seen some nice zeiss classics for 500-600

 

[LCsmith]

Used Meopta meostars

 

[flyguyskt]

right here lol

WTS - Zeiss Conquest B T* 12x45 Binos - Cheap

Bought and sold lots here with no issues. I will take PPFF, Zelle, Venmo or check I wait till it clears. I have for sale a used, but not abused of the excellent Zeiss Conquest B T* 12x45 Binos. These are about as compact and light, 21 ozs, as you can get for a quaility 12X bino. These were...

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[6xSquatch]

Another vote for BX4s.

 

[Buckhead]

I agree with others on the Leupolds. Have BX3s in 8x32 and BX4s in 10x42. Prefer the 8x32s due to size and wider field of view. Made in Japan, good glass. Need to spend a lot more to get appreciably better glass.

 

[Reed104R]

If eye relief is not important, another option would be used high end porros. Swarovski, Steiner, Fujinon, Swift, and Zeiss all made some outstanding porro prism binoculars, just to name a few. A few years ago I compared a pair of multicoated Zeiss 10x50 Dekarems from 1980 to a pair of non HD Vortex Diamondback 10x50's. The Zeiss was alot better to my eyes in every regard except eye relief, with a tremendous advantage in FOV and color rendition. I did not expect to see such a huge difference.

 

[w.travis]

Monarch, IMO. Really good little binocular

Which Monarch.... 5, 7, or HG? They are not all equal.