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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jack Speer" data-source="post: 3623589" data-attributes="member: 143695">Bruce, that was an excellent explanation. Thank you for taking the time to put that all into words and providing pictures for context. Bravo, truly. :clap:You have given me much to think about. I have always tried to gravitate towards just owning one binocular that can do it all, but as you have explained, there is merit in having multiple binoculars, even multiple of the same magnification. Hmmm tradeoffs...You have also helped quell my fear of dissatisfaction when moving down a rung to "mid class" binoculars. I will approach all models with an open mind. Your opinion that the mid class being close to the top tier optics is mirrored by others in the forum. I admit, when I was considering a new binocular, I was overwhelmed by the myriad of options. I decided not to wade too deeply and stick with the model I had tried and liked in the past: the 8.5x42. Perhaps I could have been just as happy with a cheaper model, but the buying-trying-returning cycle of shopping over the internet did not appeal to me.I would like to go to a birding festival sometime, but it looks like there are none in my area in the near future. No opticron dealers around me either, though I do plan on going to the bay area in a couple months and I see at least one dealer there. Depending on her schedule, Mrs. Speer may be able to come and try out some optics too (busy one she is). Opticron seems like a nice birding focused company, and that is something she values.</blockquote>

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