Hello...my wife and I, we are birdwatchers since 2002, using only binoculars(after 4 years with modest binoculars we bought a swarovski EL 8.5x42 and Zeiss FL 8x42).This year my father in love :king:wants to make us a good present and we choose a nice scope+tripod.What you recommend us??? it's sure that we are going to use it but do you think that a top model is too much(swarovski, Leica, Zeiss,Nikkon?? better one cheaper?Thank you