Best Budget Binoculars 2019 (Under 200) 🔴 BBR's Award Winners

In this video, I'm going to reveal to you the binoculars that won the BBR award for the best budget binoculars 2019 and we're gonna start right now! Hello my name is Jason and welcome to the 2019 Best Binocular Reviews Award Winners Series. In this series of videos I'm going to be taking a close look at each of the winners and showing to you why I believe they deserve to be classed as one of the best binoculars within their particular category for 2019. Now into its ninth year the BBR awards are a great way for me to showcase to you the very best binoculars spotting scopes night-vision devices and accessories that I've fully hands-on tested in the last 12 months and so today we're going to be taking a look at the very best budget binoculars for 2019. There is no doubt that with the rise of manufacturing and imports from places like China where labor is extremely cheap the increase in competition in the marketplace has produced an improvement in the general standard of the best budget binoculars and this is something that I have definitely noticed over the past decade or so that I have been reviewing binoculars however this has also resulted in the flooding of the market with many substandard and in some instances truly terrible instruments especially at the cheap and low cost price ranges thus it is always a great feeling to an earther budget binocular that rises up well above the crowd and this year I have found a true gem despite the fact it only costs around $150 or £105 you can see where to buy them in the description below the first thing that really strikes me about the Carson RD series 8x42 binocular is that you would never guess that it is so inexpensive by just looking at them indeed they would not look out of place in a lineup of the best mid range instruments out there these Carson binoculars have a simple understated but close he looked to them and the finish on them is excellent small details like the dimpled focus wheel with itched Rd branding on the face really does set them apart from the hordes of a generic mass-produced instruments that I see at this price level all the time scoring an excellent 72 percent on the BB r scale something that really impresses me is that the quality is far more than just skin deep as under the hood the Carson Rd continues to punch well above its price tag firstly it is important to note that the optics are way better than a lot of the direct competition and after testing and comparing I rated the view as excellent at this price range so let's take a closer look at how they have achieved us to start with the Carson rd8 by 42 binoculars are fully multi-coated meaning that all of the outer glass surfaces throughout the entire optical pathway have multiple layers of anti-reflection coatings added to them whereas many of their competitors will just add these special coatings to some of the elements to save on production costs the result is brighter and higher-quality images and believe me the difference between binoculars with fully multi-coated optics and those that are just coated is definitely noticeable then rather than just using a limonium mirror coatings on the prisms which once again is something common with budget binoculars because an ID 8 by 42 binoculars use silver mirror coatings on its bak for roof prisms this means that they have a much higher level of reflectivity and thus once again results in brighter higher-quality views than the majority of the direct competitors at this level once again this is something that I certainly noticed when testing and comparing them against others in this class please remember if at any time you have a question about a particular feature or if I mentioned of technical term that you don't quite understand feel free to ask away in the comments section down below alternatively you could go through to the BB our website where I have answers to most frequently asked questions when reviewing this instrument I actually had to go back and recheck their weight because as you can see weighing in at just 617 grams or 21.8 answers first carson ID is updated with the most lightweight 42 millimeter burr knockers that i have ever tested here i think the combination of a lightweight polycarbonate chassis combined with the open bridge body design has really paid off making these an ideal choice if a low cost but high performance lightweight binocular is something that you're after remember to see exactly how these compared to their competition in this and many other areas don't forget to check out the full review on the BB r website link in the description below the general level of the accessories within the budget end of the market tends to be quite low because with most low cost binoculars you are supplied with very generic cheap looking mass-produced cases neck straps and lens covers however a particular highlight for me with this carson binocular is that the carry case is most certainly a step above almost all others at this range the semi-rigid construction not only looks great but certainly improves the level of protection offered to the instrument inside the case comes with its own detachable shoulder strap and also has a very comfortable hand strap that I really like inside there is a separate netted pocket that is perfect for storing your cleaning cloth and perhaps a few more small personal items the Carson binoculars also fit perfectly inside and can be stored with the eye cups extended which is all too often not the case okay so we have discussed some of the major highlights but what about the weaknesses as no binocular is perfect especially at this budget end of the market so like all others these cautions do have the weaknesses firstly I thought that the twist up eyecups turned just a little too easily for my liking so whilst twisting them up is not a problem the issue I have is that they do have a tendency to twist down again when pushing them firmly against your face if you don't have them fully extended secondly whilst the field of view is adequate and not overly restricting you can see from the table it is a little narrower than the average 8 by 42 binocular which may be an issue if you specifically require a very wide field of view so there you have it those are just some of the key points while I believe the cost in our D Series binoculars make an excellent choice for general use bird-watching general wildlife observation and some close to mid range hunting and which is why I believe they were a deserving winner as a best budget binocular for 2019 for the full review that contains way more detail as well as comparisons with other binoculars in this budget class for you to take a look at be sure to check out the link in the description that will take you straight through to the review on the BBR website in future videos in the series I will also be highlighting some of the other winners that includes best birding binocular bass hunting binocular best compact binoculars as well as the best overall binoculars and some others so please remember to subscribe and don't forget to hit that little Bell button on the side just so that you'll be informed as soon as the next video becomes available so once again thank you very much for watching it's been a pleasure and I'll see you again next time cheers for now

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Length: 8min 4sec (484 seconds)

Published: Wed May 29 2019