BEST BINOCULARS

Whats the best hunting Binoculars to see close up?.......What yall think of the Nixon 12x56?

I've never been a binocular guy. I usually kept a relatively cheap pair around and would leave them under the seat all year, then take them hunting. I've been blessed with incredible eyesight and can typically see more with a blind eye than I can with bino's just because it's easier to pick up movement without them.

Well, I'm about to turn 40 and that's changing. I first noticed it a bit last year, but this year it's a bit worse. I have great optics on my rifle, but my binos have gotten bad enough that I can only see out of one side at a time. Basically, I check them out in the binos, then if I think it's worth seeing more, I put a scope on them. This is only when hunting whitetails from stands as I usually take a spotting scope with me when hunting mulies or sheep.

I'm thinking my Christmas present to myself this year will be a good pair of binos.

With that in mind, I hear alot about who has the best optics, but because of my clumsy/rough nature, I have a different question:

What is the toughest, best set of optics out there? Something that can be beat around a bit and not take much damage? I'm a big guy and don't always know or feel what I'm banging around. As much as I'd like to think I'd be careful with a pair of good bino's, I've grown too accustomed to banging around Busnells and not caring what happened to them.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Take a look at the Bushnell Lengend Ultra HD's. These are great binos that compare to most 500.00 binos. I know that the german brands are great, not all but most, but they are also way overpriced. Go look at the Bushnell's they sell more bino's than any company in the world so they are doing something right. They make cheap stuff and great stuff to fit everyone.

I would suggest going with 10X binos. 12X are very hard to hold steady and because they are 12X they accentuate every jitter you have. 10X also will work better in low light that 12X.