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Message: <blockquote data-quote="colonelboris" data-source="post: 1865666" data-attributes="member: 40117">I used to get wound up about the optics/camera snobs when they'd proclaim anything that costs under the gross domestic product of New Zealand wasn't worth anything more than to weigh down paper, but there are quite a few of us plebs who buy from the cheaper end of the market because we have to.  It's definitely worth comparing some of the cheaper brands as there are some good ones out there for not a lot of money (have a root around for the thread on the 7dayshop bins, f'rinstance).  Chances are, if you're into birding and you're buying at that end of the market, then money does actually matter and geting the gen on which pair are actually decent value for (little) money can mean a great deal to someone faced with a huge array of bins that range from useful to crap.</blockquote>