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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Talisker" data-source="post: 1442598" data-attributes="member: 62695">Thanks for the wisdom, Kevin & Steve.  You both make pertinent points that help to keep me on the right track.The older glasses have a certain 'sex-appeal', and I'm an old fuddy-duddy so I don't really care much for the looks and size of modern glasses, but the performance is bound to be better in many ways.I'm convinced that classic porros are the way for me, hence 7x35 or 8x40 as noted - so Nikon Action EX 8x40 is a very logical choice to give some flexibility. E2s would be nice tho' ...... but the weak £ has made them pretty expensive here. I'll have a look at the other suggestions, particularly the Hawkes: I've just found a webshop with info on the Black Watch and they are well under my budget - thanks for the suggestion, Kevin. I've seen a few comments on this make - mostly very positive.This of course raises the question of how they compare wth, say, Nikon EX.  ... the short answer is 25% cheaper! I tried some mid-range Bushnells a while back and wasn't very impressed: maybe the Legends are an improvement. I find the Opticron range is rather confusing, but I'll have another look at those too. Leupold apparently haven't made it over here yet ... but neither have Fujinon!I used Swift Grand Prix 8x40s for 20 years. but they were very soft at the edges - I still have some 'weight-trainer' Newport 10x50s but they too are misty and probably not worth cleaning. Thanks again. Alan</blockquote>

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