Any recommendations for Birding Binoculars

I'm wanting some binoculars for bird identification. As usual I've learned it's often better to buy quality the first time. I'm bit clueless on this subject. 10 x 42mm seem to be the size I need, but not sure what to buy. I'm in the Nikon family for DSLR photography, but open to any quality brand. Hoping to be in the +/- $150 range. Thanks!

 

Birders rarely use 10x binoculars or zoom binocs, they tend to use 6-8x with a good field of view. I'd suggest checking something like audobon.org for advice on what to look for.

 

I use 10X binoculars because I want to see further than 8X can provide...lol

Recommend looking on STP. They usually have decent deals on close out binoculars. Costco has good deals, but I haven't seen what they have lately.

If you like Nikon, they have good glass. I have several Steiners...found them to be darn good binoculars for the money, but they fall short of the "high end" (Leica, Zeiss, Swarovski, etc.) binoculars. Bottom line: you get what you pay for, so whatever you decide to buy, keep looking for it to go on sale.

 

Vortex

 

Vortex makes some quality optics. For a little more $$ you could pick up these 10x42's.

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10x42. I bought 10x50 and love them but the size gets annoying sometimes on long hunting trips. Hunters and birders share a few needs. What changed my life was mounting my binoculars onto a tripod. It’s like watching the world in HDTV. No minuscule vibrations.

not all binoculars have an option to mount them to a tripod. Vortex is really good at it.

I bought Leica glass. I had to modify my binoculars and it almost gave me a heart attack. It didn’t void my warranty. Sad to report. I hurt them in a fall, and they replaced a lens free.