Why are binoculars so expensive? | Optics Trade Debates

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[angelafsu]

That was a very thorough explanation. I am an aerospace engineer for a US defense contractor and it is incredible how the R&D and labor costs drive the cost of our products: It takes smart people to develop, produce, and field top notch, reliable, and dependable products, and smart people are expensive.

[leonfourie]

Hi there guys. Thank you for an amazing channel & very informative videos. I've been watching your videos for some time now and are always surprised at your knowledge of the products you sell. Keep up the stunning work.

[nwlly]

For a similar reason that some 50mm camera lenses are less than £100, and some are well over £1000: it all boils down to optical quality and quality of construction. Because with optical instruments, when you pay a lot, you demand high performance. Cheap lenses and binoculars aren't too sharp, exhibit chromatic aberrations, distortion (barrel and/or pin cushion), glare/ reflection on external and internal elements which can either spoil a view or photograph (in the case of cheap camera lenses), potentially, and often have all or some of their elements made of plastic, which scratches easily and diffracts/ does not let light through like high quality optical grade glass. I use Swarovski ELs which use Schott high definition optical glass, field flatteners (to achieve edge to edge sharpness and clarity and also dial out field distortion). And I also know that, for Swarovski, everything they make is developed, designed, constructed, researched and quality tested in-house. Also, you get incredible colour accuracy and sharpness: so you can more likely discriminate a very well camouflaged bird or animal from its surroundings. All that comes down to careful R&D, design work, and thorough testing regimes, and some "genius" applied in their optical physics/ patents

[finn]

Can you make a review of the Leupold BX-5 and BX-4 ? Maybe also a comparison ? Thanks !

[arshadmahmood]

I want to binoculars for long distance mountain views I don't know which one to go for please recommend one by number which be best...thanks

[billmoyer]

I paid $125/each for several new pairs of Bushnell Legend M 8X42s on closeout. 130 meter view. They are are almost as good as my Nikon HGs. It's very close. You pay geometrically for alpha quality.

[Noel-jkjy]

my 50 usd tasco 12x50s get image quality 95% of the way there