Lopking for binocular recommendations

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Although I don’t plan to EDC these, I am in the market for a decent pair of binoculars. I am quite overwhelmed with the choices, so I’ll tell you what I want to do with them and hopefully one of the wonderfully knowledgeable people on this forum will help point me in the correct direction.

First off these will be kept in my car and only taken out when I would like to use them. I’ll keep them in a case but they will undoubtable be knocked about a bit in the trunk. (or boot if you’re in Great Brittain.) I’d like to stay away from anything that is electronic focus, or uses batteries.

Mostly these will be used around the water, lake and ocean. Bird and dolphin watching. I see some that are made for marine enviornments, but those usually cost more than I am willing to spend. Also they will be used at the rare sporting event or concert I attend. (2 times a year or so) they will be hand held and I seem to favor the old type prisms instead of the newer roof prism models.

Next I’d like these to be cheap as possible, definately under two hundred dollars. Something above the $24.99 wally-world specials yet well below those fantastic leica’s.

As for power and diameter….???? I got no idea, I see that 7X35 seems common, I won’t lug these around often So I wouldn’t mind a larger lens for better low light performance…of course like everyone else, I do have a budget.

Thanks in advance for any and all advice.

Grizz

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