There is nothing like a good pair of binoculars. Like I once read on AT, only a rich guy can afford cheap binoculars. The Zeiss FL's, The Swarovski EL's with Swarovision and the Leica Ultravid HD's are top of the line. You can get the Vortex Razor HD's for half of the Euro models and they are almost as good. The Vortex Viper HD and the ZenRay Ed3 are very good for the money. You get what you pay for when it comes to glass, you do not have to have the expensive Euro models to have a good pair, but skip the cheap ones.