Leupold recently added the BX-2 Timberline HD to the binocular lineup, and the pricing answers the question most hunters will immediately have. The 10×42 is priced at $199.99 and the 12×50 is priced at $249.99. Both are backed by Leupold’s lifetime guarantee and built around their advanced optical systems, which trickle down from the BX-3 Alpine HD launched earlier this year.
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The prism design of the roof keeps the package compact. Ultra-rugged armor housing handles field use without careful handling. A large tactile focus wheel covers fast adjustments, and the twist-up eyecups can be replaced rather than fixed, which matters if you’re buying glasses you plan to keep for a while. The box comes with a 1/4-20 threaded tripod adapter, which most binoculars at this price either omit entirely or sell separately. For anyone who wears glasses with a stick for a long time, its inclusion is one less thing to track.
BX-2 Timberline HD 10×42 – $199.99
- Optical System: Leupold Advanced Optical System
- Design: roof prism
- Housing: Extremely Strong Shell
- Focus: big touch wheel
- Eyecups: replaceable twist-up
- tripod adapter: 1/4-20 threaded, included
- Waterproof, Fogproof, Lifetime Guarantee
BX-2 Timberline HD 12×50 – $249.99
- All features of 10×42
- Large objective for glassing in low light and open country
The 10×42 is an all-round configuration and will cover most hunting situations. The 12×50 gives you more magnification and a larger objective for glassing and western hunting in open country where the extra reach is used. Fifty dollars separates the two. The Leupold lifetime guarantee covers the BX-2 Timberline HD just like everything else in the lineup, and at $199.99 the support means something. If the glass gets damaged at any time, for any reason, Leupold covers it. For hunters purchasing value-tier glass, this guarantee changes the conversation in a way that pure spec comparisons do not.
