RF or IS Binos - 1 Purchase this year, what would you choose?

[benconfused]

Looking to buy a pair of binos this year - either range finding binos, or image stabilizing binos. Which would you choose and why?

My current pair (and only pair I own) are 10x42 Viper HDs.

 

[silasbowhunter]

How much rifle hunting do you do? I currently have the Sig stabilized 10x and love em. As I’m starting to get into NRL and shooting more with my rifle.. I can see how much better a RF Bino is.


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[benconfused]

How much rifle hunting do you do? I currently have the Sig stabilized 10x and love em. As I’m starting to get into NRL and shooting more with my rifle.. I can see how much better a RF Bino is.


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Equal rifle and bow.

 

[handwerk]

I'd always pick a quality RF bino as my #1

 

[bielenbm]

I feel it depends on the type of hunting. Western Oregon blacktail, I think the Zulu6 12 are going to be killer for me. I’ll be covering ground looking at Clear cuts and moving slow through timber.

Edit l: I also think there is an advantage for them when you are looking into a burn area and it pays to move 5’ over for a different angle.

 

[Deerfield]

I’m trying to make the same decision right now. Currently I’m leaning pretty hard toward rangefinding binos. I do most of my glassing off of a tripod so for the most part I’m pretty stable. And there were two instances this fall where I found myself bouncing back and forth between my bino and rangefinder. Both shots worked out, but it would have been a whole lot smoother with everything in one unit.

 

[benconfused]

I feel it depends on the type of hunting. Western Oregon blacktail, I think the Zulu6 12 are going to be killer for me. I’ll be covering ground looking at Clear cuts and moving slow through timber.

Edit l: I also think there is an advantage for them when you are looking into a burn area and it pays to move 5’ over for a different angle.

Are you getting the clarity you want from the Zulu6 12s in the early morning and late evenings under low light?

 

[cuerro viejo]

Are you getting the clarity you want from the Zulu6 12s in the early morning and late evenings under low light?

No, well not in the 16x. Great day light bino, rough dusk/dawn and with any glare

Swaro needs a competitor in the EL 12x range

 

[Brandon.miller.4]

You will simply find more game with IS binos. I hated to get rid of RF binos, but I can't go without IS anymore. Too many pros. Currently use IS binos with ballistic handheld RF. Until they have IS and RF in a bino, this is what I see myself using.

 

[benconfused]

You will simply find more game with IS binos. I hated to get rid of RF binos, but I can't go without IS anymore. Too many pros. Currently use IS binos with ballistic handheld RF. Until they have IS and RF in a bino, this is what I see myself using.

What IS are you using?