Description
The Bushnell A1 is a compact 10×25 binocular built around the demands of hunters and outdoors users who need reliable glass they can carry all day without noticing the weight. At 10x magnification, it pulls distant subjects in close enough for positive identification at field ranges while remaining steady enough for hand-held use — a trade-off that suits glassing from a stand or a ridgeline more than scanning from a moving platform.
The roof prism layout keeps the barrels parallel and the overall package slim, making the A1 easy to tuck into a chest pocket or hang from a neck strap without the bulk of a porro-prism design. Bushnell uses BAK-4 glass for the prism, which maintains a circular exit pupil across the full field and avoids the light falloff at the edges that lower-grade prism materials can introduce. Fully multi-coated optics reduce reflection at every air-to-glass surface, which matters in early-morning or late-evening light when transmission losses compound quickly.
The EXO Barrier lens treatment bonds to the outer glass surface and resists water, oil, dust, and debris rather than simply repelling them temporarily. In practice this means water beads off cleanly and smudges wipe away without streaking, which is useful during a rainy morning afield. IPX7 waterproofing means the binocular can be submerged briefly without damage, and internal nitrogen purging prevents fogging when moving between temperature extremes. The Cilantro Green finish suits a hunting context without being a liability in other outdoor settings. Close focus down to 17 feet broadens the use case beyond distance work to wildlife at near range.




