Guest PureCountry Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Thought I'd ask opinions before I spend a bunch of money. I'm looking at Steiner Peregrine's in 8.5 X 50. Supposed to be excellent in low light, and virtually indestructible according to a buddy of mine who has 2 different sets of Steiners. Any experiences or comments? They're around $1000, so is there maybe something else in the price range that someone would recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Re: Quality Optics I've never used Steiner products but they are German so the quality is probably really good. For 1,000$ I'd stick with more popular well known European brands with great reputations. Zeiss, Swarovski & Leica. They all make a heck of a binocular. For 1k Zeiss has a 10x50 thats really good. I myself have a pair of 10x42 Kahles & they are a great set of glass. I love the winged cup eyepiece that block out all stray light when looking through them. I got mine at a great price well under 1,000 bucks though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhino Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 Re: Quality Optics I have an older pair of Steiner binocs that I keep for a spare or my son uses them when he comes in from college. I've had to send them back twice to have the prisms re-aligned and each time Steiner charged me $150. My Steiner binocs won't take much banging around without the prisms getting knocked out of line. They really don't come close in comparison either, especially in low light as my Swarovski binocs. I bought my Swarovski binocs about 10 years ago when I sent off my Steiner binocs to get fixed the 2nd time. I agree with FSU. For that kind of money I'd look at Swarovski, Zeis, Leica, or Kahles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ronin Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: Quality Optics I really like Steiner optics. I am a complete fan of Leica, however. I think they have the best glass on the planet...but it is pricey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rifleman25 Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: Quality Optics High end Zeiss, Swaro or Leica. I have zeiss and currently have Swaro, for an extra 300 get the Swaro SLC's. The Waranty and the glass are much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig mack Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: Quality Optics I'd get a pair of Swaro's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 Re: Quality Optics I've got some mid-range Steiners that I like, but if you do a side by side comparison with Swaro's, you can see the difference in the image quality. If you've got enough budget, go with the Swarovskis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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