Leupold BX4 vs Maven B1.2

[goodolehunt]

Thinking about picking up one of these for next season. Anyone have both and prefer one to the other?

 

[bnsafe]

same boat, waiting on some replies

 

[sndmn11]

For what purpose, which power, and what price are you finding for each?

 

[goodolehunt]

For what purpose, which power, and what price are you finding for each?

10x. Would use for whitetail and western glassing in conjunction with a spotter. Last I had checked they were both right around the $900-$950 mark. Looking at leupolds site they’ve actually dropped a bit.

 

[sndmn11]

10x. Would use for whitetail and western glassing in conjunction with a spotter. Last I had checked they were both right around the $900-$950 mark. Looking at leupolds site they’ve actually dropped a bit.

When I got those Leupolds they were like $350!

I like the B1.2 if price is comparable, and the 8X is far and away the winner of the series.

 

[Miflatlander91]

For the money It would be hard for me to believe very many pairs of binos are better than the 1.2 from maven I really like them bright and clear. I really notice in low light they are brighter than my Leica Geovid r


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[hoooogan]

No experience with the Mavens but realistically, the BX4 competitor is the C1 binos due to price, not the B1.2's. I've purchased three 10x42 BX4's in the last year. All for around $300 each. Got a Gen 1, liked it so much, jumped on a better deal for a second Gen 1 to keep one in each vehicle. Then I found a good deal on a Gen 2 for the "slightly better" glass (I can't tell, they are excellent and excellent ) and formed eye cups.

Gave the first pair to my friend for his family to use on their frequent hikes. They were completely blown away with how much clarity they had compared to their generic binos. Hit your local Sportsman's warehouse or Bass Pro/Cabela's. They should have Leupold products there to try out. But come back here and buy one of the sets in the classifieds.

 

[AZ_Hunter]

I will just say the 1.2’s kick ass.

 

[flyfisher117]

I haven’t used the Gen 2 BX4s. But will say the Gen 1 was nothing special and I can guarantee the Maven will be substantially better.

 

[hoooogan]

I haven’t used the Gen 2 BX4s. But will say the Gen 1 was nothing special and I can guarantee the Maven will be substantially better.

This just tells me I really need to get behind some "good" glass. The jump from cheap, entry level Nikon binoculars to the BX4 was an astronomical leap for me. I simply cannot fathom how something could be substantially better than that.

Looks like my local Sportsman's has some Swaro NL Pures in stock. Might just have to put my eyeballs through it. Not sure if that's a good idea though. It might just taint my good outlook on the BX4's.

 

[flyfisher117]

This just tells me I really need to get behind some "good" glass. The jump from cheap, entry level Nikon binoculars to the BX4 was an astronomical leap for me. I simply cannot fathom how something could be substantially better than that.

Looks like my local Sportsman's has some Swaro NL Pures in stock. Might just have to put my eyeballs through it. Not sure if that's a good idea though. It might just taint my good outlook on the BX4's.

I’m not a glass snob. Had I not ran into a perfect storm of tough lighting last season I’d probably still be using my BX4s. They worked well for me until they didn’t. The difference wasn’t something I believe you will see looking through a pair of binos at the store.

TLDR: I made a poor shot on a deer, it ran down into a hell hole of a canyon and bedded. It was morning, maybe 30 min past legal shooting time, sun was starting to glare over mtn tops. We maneuvered down the ridge top and were glassing down into a steep canyon looking through the tops of yellow/orange quakey trees. I couldn’t positively ID my deer at 350 yards. I could tell it was a deer because it was a gray shape in a sea of fall colors but that was it.
Buddy handed me his Razor HD 10x42. It was instantly an “oh that is its rear quarter” I’m looking at. Through the leaves to the left I can now see his nose, I can see his antler, etc. I was just seeing small details that I couldn’t otherwise see with my own binos. Had I been alone and glassing on my own I don’t think I would have ever found the deer glassing.

 

[Agross]

The maven 1.2’s are great little binos.

 

[grizz19]

The Maven’s are legit

 

[TaperPin]

As a frame of reference with these low-mediumish priced Leupold binocs, the currently produced BX-4 is less clear than a 35 year old Leupold gold ring porro model. Don’t get me wrong, they are plenty usable, and many guys get a lot of use out of them, but Leupold has pulled a marketing home run convincing people the BX-4 are better than they really are. The 35 year old made in Portugal compact Leupolds are also more clear, but those are rebranded Leicas.

 

[minas stiris]

The Nikon monarch M7 are a good choice in that price range. They are always in the top two in reviews for mid range binoculars.

 

[Blindeyes]

Instead of the bx4 vs b1.2. Does anyone have experience with comparing the bx5 vs the b1.2?