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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ksp48" data-source="post: 1610837" data-attributes="member: 80009"><p>I must confess I find some of these posts a little silly.  I drive a Lexus. Why. Because its really good and doesn't cost as much as a Mercedes or a Beemer, much less a Rolls or Bentley. In the real world people make choices all day long. used to have Eagle Optics Denali. Frankly for my purposes they were great. Then I bought a Nikon Monarch. A little better and a little lighter but less FOV. In the last month or so I've been reading about the Chinese binos. I ordered a Zen ED2 last night. Dialectric prism coatings, huge FOV, supposedly crystal clear, etc. etc. for $400. Similar Alphas for $1700. Similar Vortex for $650. Now you are jabbering on about lifetime warranties. I seem to recall similar discussions when I didn't buy my first Honda. Turns out that would have been a pretty good car.</p></blockquote><p></p>