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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smurf.for.mark" data-source="post: 1311703" data-attributes="member: 63586">i have to say that i am just as interested in the binocular or scope i use as i am in what im looking at. i've bought dozens of bins and other optical gadgets just because im interested in them as an object or what they can do/ how there made ect, i also have a box full of old lenses i've collected from various broken bins scopes and eyepieces.i wouldnt call myself a true birder, i just like walking and watching wild life including birds.i bought my opticrons for £360 and had to save up for them for what seemed an age, if i had a £1000 when in the shop buying the opticrons i wouldnt of hesitated to purchase the swarovski's even though they seemed only marginally better at the particular time of day and in the lighting conditions optically... simply because they are so beautifully made... just as soon as we can sell the house im putting £1000 aside for premium bins simply because thats my choice.i dont smoke, drink, gamble or drive a big car so why shouldnt i endulge my self once in a while, some people spend more than that on cigerettes every year and lord knows how much on drink every friday and saturday night.better is better however you look at it and i do notice the differance....i think for some its wanting to see better and closer without feeling your looking through something, as though the glass isnt there.what else can you buy for £1000 nowadays any way? an oldish car, large TV, council tax bill! i know what id spend it on if i could anywaycheers mark</blockquote>

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