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I am brand new to all this and the binoculars I am using are great for viewing a concert not so much  for watching birds. Any suggestions?

That would all depend on how much $$ you want to spend.  I've been using Nikon Binoculars for years and they work VERY well for me.  I currently use the Sportstar 10X25 6.5 degree water resistant.  The cost about $75.00.  The more you spend the better you get, some have multiple coatings to reduce glare and flair, some have built in Stabilization, some even have built in Camera's ( I wouldn't reccomend the Camera combo).  To me its all dependent on how prosperous a newbie you are :-)

 

For many years I used the Nikon Monarch binocs ( about $250 ). In order ti get a better pair I had to spend more than $700. I highly recommend them for newbies....BTW welcome to the fraternity!

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I bought a pair of 10x50 Bushnell binoculars with the optical coating and, they say, extra lighting for $36 at a Longs store in the Bay Area, California. I love them. They're kind of heavy (they're coated with rubber), but I can see water dropping off individual feathers of an egret, or scan a shadowed bank about 1/2 mile away. I think they lack dimensionality (they tend to flatten out what I'm viewing), but I'm not complaining!
 

Would like to second the recommendation of the Nikon Monarch.  My wife and I have 2 pair of the 10X42 6 degree models and find them very good optically and not too heavy to lug.

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Twin Lakes Ranch
Central Texas

Do you have a price limit?

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I have the Nikon Monarch 8x42s, all-weather.  Compared to top-of-the-line binocs, these are relatively inexpensive, and I'm happy with them as such.  I don't have much to compare against, but the image seems nice to me: bright and colorful.  They're susceptible to chromatic aberration when viewing against heavily backlit, or bright objects.  The extreme edges are a little out-of-focus, but to me, this is minor and hardly noticeable since it's natural to simply center the subject matter in view.   I imagine one can spend a $1000 to eliminate these shortcomings.