8 x 21 binoculars are they strong enough for hunting to scope out hillsides for animals?

Posted by admin on April 12, 2011

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3 Responses to 8 x 21 binoculars are they strong enough for hunting to scope out hillsides for animals?

  1. METROPOLIS1 says:
    April 12, 2011 at 7:17 am

    Maybe? — Maybe not?….. How far away do you plan on shooting??

    8X21 isn’t all that powerful…. Look over the below link and try to get one of those….

    No matter what you get you must realize that there is more to binoculars than just its power level…. The clarity of the optics is most important…. Binoculars with a big power level with poor clarity are such a great deal either…

    http://www.opticsplanet.net/binoculars-100-200.html

  2. Glacierwolf says:
    April 12, 2011 at 7:37 am

    No.

    For that kind of use you want something like a 16×20 which are compact in size and 16 power with a 20mm front lens.

    The first number is the power (magnification). 8 isn’t enough, 10 is better, over 12 is best. The other number is the size of the lens – larger will gather more light, give a wider field of view, but make the bino larger.

    Since 90% of the cost of a binocular is the coatings on the lenses – the coatings determine how much light comes through and clear the image will be – don’t go cheap. The cheap pair – you can make out a deer at 200-300 yards – for $70 more, the better pair will give a much clearer picture and let you tell the difference between a doe and a button buck.

    You get what you pay for in optics. A good pair of binoculars will last a life time.

    Hope this helps

  3. muncie birder says:
    April 12, 2011 at 7:54 am

    When scanning for animals there are actually two considerations. One is power and the other is field of view. Unfortunately, the higher the power the smaller the field of view. A pair of 8×21 binos might have a field of view of 383 ft at 1000 yds. That is reasonably wide. 10×26 binos might have a field of view of 285 ft at 1000 yds. 1/3 less. With even higher magnification the field of view becomes even much less. Now there are 8 power binos that have even a wider field of view. Bushnell Legacy 8×42 WP have a field of view of 430 ft at 1000 yds.

    Another important consideration is eye relief. That is the distance from the eye piece that the eye can be and still see the full field of view. Some binos have a very short eye relief.

    In general 8 power binos are preferred by most users because they are relatively free from motion share which higher power binos are not.