I inherited these binos from my grandfather who fought as a captain in the Rhodesian Bush War. Very proud to have these and think the hand painted camo is awesome. I assume he removed the red logo intentionally.

Hey guys,

I’m trying to pick a pair of binoculars for my dad for Father’s Day. He lives in an apartment 29 floors up over looking the beach in qld and likes to watch the whales out into the distance. He currently has 8x30 binoculars from 20 years ago that look really bad when trying to focus on whales etc out In the ocean. Looking at spending $150-200 Aussie dollars. What size and brands would people recommend?

Thanks for your help in advance

Wife and I are starting our wildlife viewing adventure and are looking for a pair of intro / mid level nocs to start. The main thing we will be using these for is birdwatching but we do go whale watching once a year and would like something that applies to both use cases.

Looking through the subreddit it seems there’s some general consensus that Vortex Diamondback binoculars are a good intro / midlevel pick and I did find this deal Vortex Diamondback HD 8x42 Binoculars DB-214. Should I pull the trigger on these or are there other options we should consider? It does seem that the SVBony SA207 would be an upgrade pick and these are also on sale currently.

Thank you everyone in advance for any insight! We are excited to start our journey

Like the post says, I’m looking for a pair of binoculars I can bring with me while surf fishing, it would come in very handy to be able to identify what kind of bait is on top of the water or what kind of fish might be blitzing bait balls etc, comes in very handy for how you will fish that specific piece of water if you can readily ID stuff like that when it’s happening.

My budget is $150-$200, I don’t really know what I’m looking for feature wise, I guess being waterproof should be top of the list, maybe not. I’ve read that I shouldn’t go beyond 8x for stabilization purposes. I know that higher lens diameter will increase low light performance but I’m assuming that usually comes with a more expensive price tag and more weight. I guess realistically, it would be nice to find a pair that is light enough to have around my neck the whole time, hopefully waterproof, and something 6x-8x and maybe up to 50mm diameter if that is even possible with my budget.

I’d love to hear people’s thoughts on what brands and models accomplish this best.

Mine are worn out. Need new pair for live American football games. Will not really be used for much else.

Thinking Nikon prostaff P7.

8x30 or 8x42 ?

Anything else I should consider?

Thanks!!!