Best Budget 8x25s or 10x32s?

[Jack321]

So I have a smaller SUV that I use for my every day driving vehicle and the truck comes out on the weekend for hunting.

In every vehicle is a pair of binos, because I never know when I can get 30 min to run out and check spots.

I have a POS pair of cheap Tasco 8x25s I got for $5 on a clearance sale a few yrs back and they are horrific.

Also my background is "buy once, cry once" with everything from Swaro NL Pures for out west, to $1000 Vortex as my "backups" to some Leupold VX1s for my truck (in case I dont have my Swaros or Vortex with me.)

But in my area, I dont have the ability to look thru different types to see which one I like best.

In the SUV I got a small center counsel that fits the POS Tasco 8x25s and Ive always wanted to upgrade. These Tascos are absolute trash-- and I knew that going into it.

Not knowing the mini-bino market like I know the 10x42s and bigger.

Im looking for suggestions on some 8x25s or 8x32/10x32s?

Im a little wondering if the 32s will be too big for the center counsel and the 28s will be better?

I know the Zeiss and Swaros are $800ish and as much as Id like that, the budget cant take that for a pair of binos I use a dozen times a yeae. So Id like to stay $100-150 max for something serviceable.

Is that even doable for 28 or 32s? Would a $100 x32 be better than a $150 x28?

In that price range, Nikon? Vortex? Are there any Maven's in that range? Any other recommendations?

 

[grfox92]

You can get Vortex Diamondback HD for $175. Make sure they are HDs.

If you cant swing that then the next best woukd be Vortex Crossfire. The Diamondbacl HD is worth 2x what the Crossfires are worth, so eat rice for a week and spend the extra money. Diamondback HDs are perfectly fine and serviceable binoculars for most scenarios.

 

[grfox92]

These would be even better, but you will have to eat rice for 2 weeks.

C.2 - 7x28 / 10x28

Buy Maven Outdoor Equipment Company C.2 Binoculars. Our C Series Binoculars are dependable, solid, powerful and will deliver when you need it most.

mavenbuilt.com

 

[LostArra]

These hit way above their price and are indestructablel

Amazon.com

I would look thru a toilet paper roll before I use a 25mm objective.

 

[grfox92]

These hit way above their price and are indestructablel

Amazon.com

I would look thru a toilet paper roll before I use a 25mm objective.

You think these would be good for an 11 year old? Think they are better glass than DB HD?

 

[nm.otter]

Any chance something with 30/32mm objectives might fit?

 

[Macintosh]

I have a pair of diamondback HD 10x28’s. They are ok, and the footprint is fantastic. Edge to edge clarity they are trash, so the real-world field of view is terrible. They are not “bright”. In a set like this I would not go above 8x magnification. Id buy a pair of used better binos before I bought another pair. There’s probably better for the $ as well. But for a pair of binos that lives in a vehicle and you “dont care” what happens to them, they are functional.
I got a pair of maven b.3 8x32’s that are very noticeably better. They are also 4x the price. But they arent much larger in physical size than my x28’s—not sure how small a space you need. My wife has a pair of zeiss terra ed x28’s. I really dislike the ergos and layout, but the glass is much, much better than the vortex. I might look at the x30’ish size binos in that range, or similar, as a big step up from the vortex.

 

[LostArra]

You think these would be good for an 11 year old? Think they are better glass than DB HD?

I gave this to one of my grandsons at 7 yo. Still going strong at 9. He's a fanatic birder.
I have gifted at least 5 of these.
Large depth of field which is nice, less focus knob fiddling.

I can't speak to the DB. I had two returns to Vortex years ago and I quit them