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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ceasar" data-source="post: 3222332" data-attributes="member: 26155">Phil,Here is the 2015 Leupold website with all of Leupold's binoculars.  You can click on any one of them shown and find the the suggested price except for the Hawthornes because they are not listed on this current website.  (Hard to believe that McKenzie, especially at that price!)<a href="http://www.leupold.com/observation/binoculars/" target="_blank">http://www.leupold.com/observation/binoculars/</a>If you know who is selling them for Leupold please let us know.  They are good binoculars and they may be selling at a close out price.Incidentally regarding your comments about the Vortex 8x42 Diamondback;  there are 56 reviews of it on the Eagle Optics Website.  They average 5 stars so it seems there are a lot of people using them who are pleased with them.  I got one of them when it first came out and it is supposed to be brighter now.  It is certainly worth its price and if there is something wrong with one you can send it back to Vortex and get it replaced under their warranty.<a href="http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/vortex/vortex-diamondback-8x42-binocular?tab=customer_reviews#tabs" target="_blank">http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/vortex/vortex-diamondback-8x42-binocular?tab=customer_reviews#tabs</a>The Swarovski 8.5 x 42 Swarovison also has 46 5 star reviews on EO but they are at the other end of the price spectrum.Bob</blockquote>