Brunton Echo Binoculars

I was introduced to a less well known Brunton brand of binoculars the other day that I think are well worth mentioning.

Brunton is an American company based in Riverton, Wyoming, that are best known for their top of the range outdoor and camping equipment, They produce items like high end portable stoves, solar heating devices and compasses.

Brunton Binoculars
Their flagship range are the Brunton Epoch binoculars that are good, but are probably out of the price range for most people, except a few that are looking for the best optics and even then I feel most people would probably end up choosing more recognizable brand, like a pair of Carl Zeiss or Swarovski binoculars.

This is why it is the series of Brunton Echo Binoculars that are for me most interesting. They sit just above entry level, but still have many features that you would probably expect to find in far more expensive optics, things like Bak-4 prism glass with fully multi-coated lenses. They are also fully waterproof as well as nitrogen filled to prevent fogging up.

There are 10 different binoculars in three sizes in the Echo Series, Full size, Medium and compact binoculars.

The medium 8×32 and 10×32 Echo binoculars are of real interest, especially to those looking for a pair to take on safari or other outdoor or wildlife adventure as I feel that they offer a good compromise between size, quality and brightness of image and of course price.

Whilst they are never going to compete with the quality of the Swarovski EL 32 binoculars, for my money some of the finest binoculars in the world, they are however FAR FAR cheaper.

A pair of Swarovski’s costs between $1500 and $2000, but at around $210 – $250, the Brunton’s are almost 10x cheaper, yet the Swarovski’s are definitely not 10x better.

Overall, I think the best way to sum up the Echo Range from Brunton, would be value for money.

They are not the best binoculars in the world and they are far from being the worst. But I do think that you get a pretty decent pair of binoculars for the amount you pay. If you are looking for the best, I am afraid you will still have to pay for it and get something like a pair of Swarovski’s. But if you are looking for a good dependable, take anywhere pair of binoculars, you could do far worse that a pair of Brunton Echo Binoculars.

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