Tim
There is NO comparison between the 16X 50MM Bushnell handheld binoculars and the 10X 80 MM German Flak glasses.
The clarity of the German flak glasses is just about unsurpassed.
Many of us use these glasses for Longrange hunting and they are a superior optical unit to most anything else you will look through. In most cases you get what you pay for and a pair of handhelds are not in the running at all for a full days viewing compared to bigeyes.
If a person is getting into the LR game, one of the best investments is a decent pair of optics for clear viewing all day. Have not seen ANY hand held units that you can do that with yet.
Handhelds don't have the focal length or the eyepiece diameter that we can put into bigeyes or what the 10X 80MM Germans have.
A longrange hunter "must have" list;
1. An accurate longrange rifle.
2. A real good rangefinder preferably military.
3. An excellent set of optics and tripod for all day viewing the far mountains.
4. A hunting partner to spot the shot with a real good set of optics too.
$500.00 to $1250.00 is the going price for a decent set of optics/bigeyes.
Later
DC