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Message: <blockquote data-quote="scillyfive" data-source="post: 3219963" data-attributes="member: 1917">gulf1263 thanks for the info. I expect shipping and UK import taxes would take those out of my current budget. As that was rather blown by the Swarovski 8x25's for my partner, I am now looking for a lower cost binocular that will still be an upgrade on my Opticron BGA T PC Oasis 10x28, but up to £150. This eliminates the Zeiss Terra, Nikon Monarch and Opticron Traveller unless I can find a demo or used pair.FrankD did a comparative review of a bunch of lower cost binoculars a few years back. Would any of these be worth a look ( Opticron Oregon 4 8x32 or Opticron Discovery 8x32 ) as an upgrade, or would the difference be marginal? Any other thoughts in this lower price range of up to say £150 which probably equates to $150 for those in the US. Would consider a porro / reverse porro if that made a difference, but do need to be no more than about 500g and waterproof.Thanks for any thoughts on this.</blockquote>