Which are the best binoculars for bird watching? 

I have just been looking at the 8x42 Kowa BD11 bins before ending up here! ... impressive glass spec & magnesium alloy body to boot...

@@peternicholls6532 they are superb . The field of view is massive and so bright and sharp . For that money you won't get better .

Myślisz że warto kupić Kowa BD II? Jestem fotografem ptaków i szukam dobrej lornetki. Pozdrawiam z Polski. 😊

Yes

Great if you suffer from neck issues , but they hang too low for my liking . Most modern bins are light enough to remain comfortable for a full days use , with a good quality , wide neoprene strap .

That's true. I know because I did it. In 2/23 I purchased a pair of Sig Sauer 16 power x 42 mm IMAGE STABILIZING BINOCULARS. They operate for many weeks using only one AA Battery. Canons require 2 AA's. The Sig Sauers are not cheap as all Image Stabilizers are costly. But what price can you put on your eye sight. Viewing through inferior optics can damage your eyesight. I am Not being paid or compensated by Sig Sauer in any way. Just trying to help other birders. Dan

@@DanielHHurt I think equating cheaper binoculars with eyesight damage is stretching things; possible eyestrain from extended binocular use is temporary, if it occurs. It's true though, some of the top end binoculars are fabulous.

@@DanielHHurt nonsense

Disagree . The current cost of the top end stuff at well over 2 grand is disgusting . When i bought my Leica Ultravids back around 10 years ago , they were £870 and i could have got the Swarovski EL which was slightly more expensive at £920. They are both now £1600 or more . I bought a pair of Kowa BD 11 binoculars , valued at £450 for £370 from the Viking optical shop in Edinburgh, Scotland back in October last year . Theres no way on Earth theres £12-1400 of a rise in quality . You are paying a massive premium for a bloody name and badge .

you obviously dont undersatand how optics works!!! scientists agree that you get what what yous pay for! as they say. end of Story! @@TheSavagederek

Looks like, but also an in-road for those who don't know where to start. There's some good info for people to begin their research - they don't necessarily have to buy from RSPB.

@@wren5291 Sure, but the RSPB have made this video to sell their own brand, nothing more.

@@offraed6156 RSPB certainly sell other brands of binoculars.

@@hwood9783 Yes they do, but they don't show any other brand than their own in the video. Watch the video, they show the brand badge all the time. Its a sales pitch for their own brand. Nothing more.

I think people are being unfair here. Obviously the binoculars they’ve got most readily to hand for the video are their own brand. They do sell other ones, they’re not exclusive at all. The advice is general and says you need to find the binoculars that are right for you. Not ‘We’ve got a wide range with something to suit everyone’. If this video is a sales pitch for their own brand, it’s a pretty poor sales pitch!

Would you recommend a young amateur to use a 35 x 7 Fisher Dietz brand? I see them commonly for sale about $30 second hand. Think they were made in Japan in the 80s.