{"product_id":"steiner-predator-8x42-binoculars","title":"Steiner Predator 8x42 Binoculars","description":"\u003cp\u003eStill-hunting a timbered ridge at first light, the hard part is not seeing far. It is picking a bedded deer out of brown leaf litter and gray deadfall before it picks you out. The Steiner Predator 8x42 is built for that problem. Its \u003cstrong\u003ePredator Diamond coating tunes the image to push browns and reds forward while muting the green and gray of the background\u003c\/strong\u003e, so an animal that would blend into cover stands out a beat sooner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:800px;margin:1.5em auto\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/K2m5x0oL5Zo?rel=0\" title=\"Steiner Predator 8x42 Binoculars overview\" style=\"width:100%;aspect-ratio:16\/9;border:0\" loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat contrast tuning is the reason to choose a Predator over a general-purpose binocular for hunting. It will not turn mid-priced glass into alpha glass, and Steiner does not claim it does. What it does is bias the view toward the colors that matter when you are separating game from foliage in flat, low light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 8x42 is the wide, forgiving member of the Predator line. Its 375 ft field of view at 1000 yards is the widest of the family, which helps when tracking a moving animal through timber, and its 5.25 mm exit pupil is the largest, so the image holds up as legal light fades. Long 17.25 mm eye relief keeps the full field visible for eyeglass wearers, and at 26.6 oz it carries all day on a harness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe build is standard Steiner: a rugged NBR rubber-armored body, nitrogen filling against internal fog, and full waterproofing for hunts that turn wet. The Fast-Close Focus wheel moves quickly from close range to infinity, so a deer that steps out at 40 yards is sharp before it clears the trees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch5 id=\"key-features\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePredator Diamond contrast coating:\u003c\/strong\u003e biases the image toward game-revealing browns and reds against green and gray cover, the line's signature hunting advantage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidest view in the line:\u003c\/strong\u003e 375 ft at 1000 yards plus a 5.25 mm exit pupil for tracking moving game and glassing into low light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFast-Close Focus:\u003c\/strong\u003e quick traverse from close focus to infinity, for game that appears with no warning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for weather:\u003c\/strong\u003e NBR rubber armor, nitrogen fill against fog, and full waterproofing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch5 id=\"who-it-s-for\"\u003eWho It's For\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTimber and heavy-cover hunters\u003c\/strong\u003e who value a wide field and a forgiving exit pupil over raw magnification. If you hunt open country and want reach, step up to the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/steiner-predator-10x42-binoculars\"\u003ePredator 10x42\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDawn and dusk glassers\u003c\/strong\u003e who need the largest exit pupil in the line for the last minutes of legal light.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEyeglass wearers,\u003c\/strong\u003e thanks to the long 17.25 mm eye relief.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor long-range, tripod-based glassing of distant slopes, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/steiner-predator-15x56-binoculars\"\u003ePredator 15x56\u003c\/a\u003e is the big-glass member of the family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steiner Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48109680754862,"sku":"94006","price":619.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/2494\/1742\/files\/Predator_208x42_20Front.png?v=1784341302","url":"https:\/\/astrotelescopium.com\/products\/steiner-predator-8x42-binoculars","provider":"AstroTelescopium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}