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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chrisgz" data-source="post: 3141200" data-attributes="member: 119743">Hello everyone!New to this forum, long time Cloudy Nights member here! Been looking for the best binoculars in 10x42 that won't obliterate my bank account balance. I love the Zeiss Conquest HD's but at $1000 per, they're simply not an option. I've looked through the Vortex Diamondbacks and the Bushnell Elite HD's and I think they're both great. (I didn't get to compare false color on either, so I'll have to test for that next time I get a chance) Any here have personal, direct experience, doing a side by side comparison with either of these, or other brands, and have any really solid suggestions of which binocular to get at around $200-$500? (ei Atlas Intrepid ED, Eagle Optics Ranger ED, etc.) I'm very much into wide fields, bright, low chromatic aberration, neutral color cast, contrasty, and of course sharp throughout the field. PS - I've eliminated the Bushnell Legend HD's due to their poor construction and side by side to the Elite HD's, the Elites are clearly better!</blockquote>