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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jibbs" data-source="post: 3366715" data-attributes="member: 132811">I was curious to see a discussion about how far binocular technology has improved since, say, 2000. I'm asking as a practical question -- as someone who's shopping for the best binos for the buck.That is, how would the optics on a used pair of mid-range binoculars from the early 2000s (ie. Leupold Pinnacles) compare with a pair of economy binos today (ie. Nikon Prostaffs)? Both could be purchased for about $150 today, so which would provide the better birding experience?To draw an analogy -- if the question were computing power, it would be no contest. A $250 laptop purchased today would provide so much more than a $2000+ laptop that was 15 years old. Is there any kind of parallel in the bino game? I suspect the optics technology has gotten better, but not to the same degree that we've seen our computers improve.Thanks for your thoughts.</blockquote>