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    Low budget 8x42 binoculars

    I have several Steiner AZ842 from Amazon. Now they cost about $142. If you are lucky and have time to wait, they sometime sell for $70 or even lower. It's made in Germany. Basically a Steiner predator pro 8x42. link...
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    New German made near alpha quality optic for about $130

    Thanks. 2 different dealers said the steiner 2311 is made in Germany though. They might be wrong. I agree with you, it's disappointing. I just hope docter's version is much better. But for 50 dollar I paid and 1/10th of the weight of normal binos, it's much better than nothing.
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    New German made near alpha quality optic for about $130

    Anyone know how is it compare to Steiner 2311 8x22 Miniscope Monocular?
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    sub-$500 8X42s

    Yes.
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    Death Of The Alpha?

    Wearable display is fast approaching from behind. Within 20 years, they come from barely usable to kind of OK view, thanks to higher resolution camera, better near eye display and faster chips. Sure, now they can't compete with a simple binoculars. But with optics progress slower and slower...
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    Death Of The Alpha?

    Sorry Bob, can't see any attachment follow anybody's name. Only attachment after some thread. Is that a problem?
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    Death Of The Alpha?

    Hi Bob, Thanks for the welcome. I have no attachment when I check my profile. you may be mistaken the 13 attachments belongs to this thread.
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    Death Of The Alpha?

    Did you see the post by ChosunJuan? That's the longest sarcastic post I ever saw anywhere. It seems she really enjoyed it. See what Dennis provide? Looks like a punching bag to me.;) Sorry Dennis, no disrespect.
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    Death Of The Alpha?

    If you Sir think he is a troll, you wont always come back to his thread to post.
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    Death Of The Alpha?

    Without Dannis, this thread would have been dead long time ago. It's good for any forum to have something to talk about (or argue about), or the whole forum will die down. Maybe we should appreciate we have him here.
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