Steiner Predator Series Hunting Binoculars

Fantastic binoculars. Used them daily for a week viewing land and marine wildlife while on vacation. Clear glass, great contrast, no eye strain. Auto focus makes acquisition fast and hassle free. Textured surface offers positive grip regardless of conditions.

I'm happy with them. They provide great situational awareness. Not for extreme zooming in because they don't zoom at all, but you knew that. These are not normal binoculars. Everything is in focus and closer. Optics quality is great.

Very sharp and bright optics. Was able to get them on the Black Friday sale so was an awesome buy for the best binoculars I have ever used. They are a little heavier than the Leupolds I have had forever, but man it is worth it. Animals just jump out at you and the colors are more noticeable versus the animals surrounding environment. Very easy to adjust, 5 stars !!

Good product

This is an excellent binocular for hiking or general sightseeing.

If you're used to roof prisms and/or a center focus wheels these will take some getting used to. First, the Auto Focus absolutely works as described. Adjust the diopters once (if needed from the default setting) and then let your eyes focus on the subject as you look around. This was the part I had to get accustomed to. Instinct is to reach up to the focus when changing ranges. With the Steiner AF you just need to wait a moment while your eyes adjust. Odd at first but quickly gotten used to. The CAT coating (with its ridiculously 90s-looking logo stuck on the side) seems to work well despite a slight rose-tinge in brighter light. I get VERY good depth perception and peering into darker sections of woods was easy and seemed every bit as bright as my naked eye. Second; if you're only familiar with the roof prism binos (or haven't used porros in a while) you'll realize there are a few tradeoffs. Porros are the older style but produce clearer images with wider fields of view (because the light passes through fewer prisms) BUT they are physically larger. This 8x30 is as large as (but much lighter than) my 10x40 Leupold roof prisms (when perpendicular to each other). Comfort-wise, with the open frame these carry like a set of roof prisms. The eye-cups are sized nicely (for me, anyway). There's plenty of adjustment in the hinge for different faces. I can hold them comfortably single or double handed for quite some time. Overall, these are a solid set of German-made optics at a reasonable price.

The best binoculars. At sundown & daybreak you can really spot wildlife you wouldn’t normally see. It’s like they are hi lighted.

Love these binoculars. I have 95% IPD (Interpupillary Distance) and most binoculars do not have enough spacing between the oculars to get a correct view. These binoculars have enough IPD to give a correct view, at least up to 7.3 cm. They will work for wider IPD, but you need to verify they work for you. With the eyes fully in the eye cups and properly spaced IPD, there should be no blacking out of portions of the image if you move your eyes slightly. If you wear glasses your prescription should have an IPD measurement. I have Steiner Predator roof prism binoculars that do not adjust to my IPD, love them except for the IPD problem. My wife now has them, as she has more normal IPD. In my experience, porro prism binoculars accommodate wide IDP better than roof prism binoculars. Practically no binocular manufacturer specifies IPD, so you need to try the binoculars to see if they fit. Amazon's return policy make this no risk and I just bought the 10 power version of these binoculars for a little more reach. Since i already had a set of 8x 42mm Predator binoculars these were no surprise on the clarity and color shift. The smaller objective lenses make these binoculars much lighter, smaller and easier to grip. I use these in my vehicle for general observation of terrain and animals and the color cast makes animals easier to spot. The single focus setting allows you to track objects without refocusing, important for fast moving subjects coming at you or moving away (birds and aircraft). Cons: No settings mark for oculars, so if more than one person is using the binoculars they need to be reset each time you switch users. Resetting is easy to do, but takes time and you might lose sight of a moving object during that period. Best for one user. Not good for serious bird watching. The color cast and 20 meter minimum focusing distance can make identification difficult. Not good for night observation. The objective lenses are too small for good night vision, best use from late dawn to early twilight. I have 7 x50mm and 8 x 56mm binoculars for low light conditions. Finally, the neck strap is OK, but could be wider and padded to make it more comfortable. All in all, I think these are great binoculars for the price, even better values when Amazon has them on sale.