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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BruceH" data-source="post: 3481087" data-attributes="member: 106398">Gus .... I have to go along with Chuck's comments on the Swaro 12X50 but it is expensive, and as you said, out of the price range you have set.  One excellent binocular not yet mentioned is the discontinued 12.5X50 Bushnell Elite.  The problem is that they are hard to find on the used market.  Maybe it is different in your part of the world.  Besides great optics, the binocular feels relatively light weight and the ergonomics are excellent, making it easier to hold steady compared to other 12X binoculars.  The last new unit I know of was sold a few months ago by Adorama for $1,000.  An ocassional used unit in near new condition will go for about $700 or somewhat less here in the US.  Bushnell Elite 12.5X50 on the left, Bushnell Elite 12X43 on the right ...<a href="http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=386597&d=1337957232" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=386597&d=1337957232</a></blockquote>