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re: Looking for recommendations for High power Binoculars…..that don’t require a tripod
Posted on 1/24/26 at 1:00 pm to weskarl
Posted on 1/24/26 at 1:00 pm to weskarl
I just went down the rabbit hole looking at the canons, canon obviously has mastered image stabilization with optics but only put a 3 year warranty on theirs and seems cheaply made, sig is lifetime warranty
Have to decide if that’s worth the extra $500-$600
Have to decide if that’s worth the extra $500-$600
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Posted on 2/2/26 at 2:03 pm to Finchboyz
They arrived today
Went with the Sig Zulu6 16x50 stabilizing
These things are amazing
Went with the Sig Zulu6 16x50 stabilizing
These things are amazing
Posted on 2/2/26 at 3:35 pm to Old Sarge
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Went with the Sig Zulu6 16x50 stabilizing
These things are amazing
Good deal and I suspect you will love them.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 9:58 pm to Old Sarge
Great choice.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:26 am to weskarl
Dang it I’m going to have to buy these. I already have Vortex Vipers
Posted on 2/3/26 at 8:56 am to The Levee
They are amazing. My worst fear was that I get them and the difference would only be minor between my old binoculars and these.
They shifted the approach pattern for the large airport I’m roughly 40 miles away from yesterday evening. At 5 o’clock I was watching 737’s like they were right in front of my face
Clouds last night so I didn’t get to look at any planets, star clusters or the moon but hopefully tonight
They shifted the approach pattern for the large airport I’m roughly 40 miles away from yesterday evening. At 5 o’clock I was watching 737’s like they were right in front of my face
Clouds last night so I didn’t get to look at any planets, star clusters or the moon but hopefully tonight
Posted on 2/3/26 at 11:29 am to Old Sarge
I have a pair of Zeiss Terra ED 42 that I really like. A bit too much magnification to use in woods, but over water and out west, they are stellar.
Posted on 2/3/26 at 1:42 pm to Spankum
The image stabilization is incredible
Posted on 2/3/26 at 3:09 pm to Old Sarge
I have a pair of Canon Image Stabilized binoculars that are amazing....I don't know if they qualify as high power but I can see grey geese in a field a mile away with them and can see bait pods on a pitching boat at least that far and its like seeing a close up image of both. For spying geese in field they make a helluva difference...back when I field hunted Canadas many times I found fields with birds that I could not see with those binoculars with the image stabilization turned off....they make a huge difference. I can see stars with them better than the cheap telescope we bought our daughter when she was 9.....
Posted on 2/3/26 at 3:24 pm to weskarl
Most boaters that need stabilization on the water (in waves) use the Fujinon Techno-Stabi TS-X1440 since they hev 6 degrees of stabilization/compensation (compared to the Sig that have 2 degrees).
Posted on 2/3/26 at 4:03 pm to AwgustaDawg
I almost went with the Canons fo 300-400 less but the Sig Lifetime warranty and build quality differences swayed me
Canon IS binoculars had great reviews for the most part too, it was a tough decision but I’m happy with the SIg
Canon IS binoculars had great reviews for the most part too, it was a tough decision but I’m happy with the SIg
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