Bushnell Engage Binoculars, Matte Black

Had these on my watchlist for a while and bought them on a whim when I saw the crazy low price (considering that these are 3 times the price in NZ), figured it was worth the gamble of buying unseen.Optics are great, CA is much less than other non-ED binoculars I've used, not entirely eliminated but that's almost impossible so meh. Image is bright and sharp, perfectly adequate low light performance. These binoculars are somewhat prone to shake, that is pretty standard for most 10x binoculars, opt for 8x if you have shaky hands. Weight is pretty standard for the category, rubber armour is on the thinner side so I would avoid dropping these binoculars if you can. Comfortable to hold, armour is pretty grippy despite being thin. Locking diopter takes some getting used to, works fine. Focus is slightly stiff but will loosen with time, perfectly usable out of the box. Looks very stylish and proffessional if that matters to you at all.Accessories are basic, carry case is functionable but flimsy, will be purchasing a better one seperately. Objective lens caps are not the best and pop off the lenses at every opportunity. Strap is functionable but basic, have used better.All in all, if you are looking for good optics and either don't care about accessories or are happy to buy 3rd party accessories, these are an excellent choice! Considering the low price paid, amazing value!

Utah had experienced a sand storm so looking into the distance wasn’t a good day to do it. However later that day in Colorado just outside Breckenridge I have to say for the price point, and my need this purchase proved well woth it effort.

I wanted to like these because they fit so well in my smaller hands. Really comfortable to throw up to the eyes. Eye cups all the way out, otherwise they would black out on me. Even with the eyecups up, sweeping horizontally, I got black flashes at the outer edges. I'm not sure if this is a collimation issue with this particular set or what, but it was distracting enough for me to send them back.

After over a year of using and comparing this binoculars with my Redfield Rebel binoculars I finally realized the difference. Note that I returned a binoculars with three times the price of Redfield. Just recently I returned another binoculars which is rated as being equal or better than $500 or more binoculars. After comparing this for countless times under the tree shadows and bushes, distant signs, structural details at long distances, dusk and dawn, cloudy and sunny I came to conclusion that it outperformed the other binoculars I mentioned above. My recent hunt involves arduous hikes to 10,000 feet with rapid ascend and this binoculars is a perfect companion due to its light weight, ruggedness, and EXO water/fog/dirt barrier. While I have only taken it outdoors only several times due to my reliance on my Redfield and now broken Steiner Predator, it will be with me from now on for all my hunting trips. Note that I believe that I have EDX Model (the Bushnell website shows EDX as BEN1042 and mine is BEN1042 SH) and I don't know about other models of Engage.

What more can I say, they work, they haven't fallen apart and i can use them while wearing glasses.

I bought these from Amazon Warehouse so got a great price point. Very happy with these. I think a lot of them were returned because the 10x42 may have a bit more tendency to black out when looking at the peripheral than some others. But just about any binocular will black out if you don't use it right. As for the images, they're nice and clean with nice color rendition. Interestingly, they do have some field curvature, but the peripheral field is pretty darn sharp, but at a slightly closer focus point. So the net result is an apparent increase in depth of field when viewing 3D subjects like birds in a bush, livestock on a field, etc. To be honest, I'll take field curvature over peripheral coma any day of the week..and in the < $600 price bracket you're going to get one or the other... The sweet spot itself is fairly large. I bought them for birding and they are very nice for that with 8' min focus, very sharp images, great color and very smooth bokeh. Also has a very nice build quality.

I bought a Nikon Prostaff p7 and Bushnell Engage EDX. Both are good binoculars and the Bushnell one is more solid due to metal chassis. I enjoy very clear view with these binoculars.

Honestly, I would be happy with all busnell's if they were all this ED glass. Really an amazing bargain. I am an optics snob and I have no hint of disappointment with the glass or function. Worth double the price. Just got to try not to buy any more...