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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chartwell99" data-source="post: 1422335" data-attributes="member: 5367"><p>My Zen Ray 8 x 43 ED are fully satisfying binoculars which should meet virtually all needs of most users, myself included. At the current acquisition cost for the Zen Ray, there is nothing which even comes close optically or ergonomically, and any binoholic with $360+ to spare at the moment would be foolish to hesitate. To Dennis's question, however, since my alpha binoculars are past era models (Leica BA and Zeiss Dialyt Classic), my opinion is somewhat qualified, but for me, the Zen Rays somehow still lack the cost is no object, "precision instrument" feel and "wow" factor of the alphas.</p></blockquote><p></p>