Product Description

The Legend series binoculars should be on the wish list of any serious outdoor enthusiast. Powerful magnification and crystal clear BaK-4 optics deliver a full range of color and clarity - images like no other in their class. Pick them up and you'll instantly notice how nicely balanced the solid, grippy rubber-armored design is. O-ring sealed and nitrogen-purged for total protection from the elements - the Legend series also features RAINGUARD, a patented Bushnell lens-coating technology that offers remarkable fogproof performance. Rain or shine. Dusk to dawn. Legend binoculars set a standard that other similarly priced products cannot match. PRODUCT FEATURES: Waterproof; Fogproof; Fully Multi-Coated Lens Coating; Twist-Up Eyecups.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #48612 in Sports & Outdoors
• Brand: Bushnell
• Model: 13-4208
• Dimensions: 4.00" h x 7.00" w x 8.00" l, 19.84 pounds

Features

• Ideal for hunting, general use, outdoor, stadium sports, and bird watching
• Waterproof, fogproof, and fully multi-coated lens
• Twist-up eyecups
• Magnification: 8x
• Objective lens: 42mm

From the Manufacturer
Our Legend series binoculars should be on the wish list of any serious outdoor enthusiast. Powerful magnification and crystal clear BaK-4 optics deliver a full range of color and clarity - images like no other in their class. Pick them up and you'll instantly notice how nicely balanced the solid, grippy rubber-armored design is. O-ring sealed and nitrogen-purged for total protection from the elements - the Legend series also features Rainguard, a patented Bushnell lens-coating technology that offers remarkable fogproof performance. Rain or shine. Dusk to dawn. Legend binoculars set a standard that other similarly priced products cannot match.

Specifications for this Bushnell binocular include:

• Magnification: 8x
• Objective lens: 42mm
• Field of view at 1,000 yards: 330 feet

Tech Talk
Objective Lens: The diameter of the objective or front lens. The larger the objective lens, the more light that enters the binocular, and the brighter the image.

Field of View (F.O.V.): The side-to-side measurement of the circular viewing field or subject area. It is defined by the width in feet or meters of the area visible at 1000 yards or meters. A wide angle binocular features a wide field of view and is better for following action. Generally, the higher the magnification, the narrower the field of view.

Rainguard: Our exclusive, patent pending, hydro-phobic (water-repellent) coating on which condensation from rain, fog or snow forms in much smaller droplets than on standard coatings. Smaller droplets scatter less light which results in increased light transmission and a clearer image. Makes the binocular useful even when looking directly into the driving rain.

Customer Reviews

Safari Binoculars
I was looking for binoculars that I could use for birding and to take on safari in Africa. These binoculars are light enough and their field of vision is great. They work wonderfully during low light which will be great in Africa since we are out early in the morning and late in the evening. I have used them for birding already and I cannot wait to use them in Africa.

Excellent seabirding binoculars
I've been birding 27 years. I've worn out 5 pairs of binoculars and lost another. My last pair was dropped on the deck so many times there was 3 tablespoons of seawater in one lens of the (formerly) waterproof binoculars after one particularly wet trip! Two previous pairs corroded due to salt spray.

As a professional seabird guide, I take my binoculars to sea 8-10 times per year under often adverse conditions. Rain, wave spash, salt spray, chum--my optics are smeared during a trip. A $1500 pair of binoculars will not give any better view under those conditions than a cheaper pair. I needed a new pair, but if I dropped them overboard I didn't want it to be a life-altering experience!

Thus, I was looking for binoculars in the $250-300 street price range. There are so many to choose from. I wanted very good optical qualities, ruggedness, waterproof, nitrogen purged, standard-sized roofs. I wanted them to be quite good binoculars even on land.

When I got down to it I settled on 2 binoculars. This one and the
Eagle Optics Ranger SRT 8x42 Binoculars.

I chose the Bushnell Legend for the Rainguard feature, which is supposed to shed water off the lenses with just a shake--a great feature at sea, and it seems to work great! It has the added benefit of only having a street price of $210.

I'm sure the Eagle Optics Ranger SRT is an equal binoculars. It is slightly less heavy (21.8 oz compared to 24.5 oz of the Legend). It focuses closer for butterflies. It came recommended by other seabirders for mid/low priced but higher quality waterproof roofs. It costs a bit more, at about $330 street price. I'd be happy with either pair, I am sure.

Greg Gillson
The Bird Guide, Inc.
thebirdguide.com

Great Binocs
The image clarity and light-gathering of these binoculars is fantastic! These are a massive step up from cheapy binoculars without having to spend exorbitant amounts of money. They also include a case, shoulder strap, and a lens-cleaning cloth.

My only complaint is that putting the shoulder strap on makes fitting the binoculars back into the case a bit more work, but who really cares if the product works?