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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve C" data-source="post: 3180341" data-attributes="member: 56622">I actually bought the Krugers from SWFA.So, how do you get a review binocular?  Well Frank and I have review histories here and other forums.  We've taken some time developing that.  Speaking for myself, I never started doing reviews with the idea of getting free binoculars.  I can't imagine Frank did either.  I started because I did not like what I could find.  In the case with Maven, I called them and talked to one of the owners for some time.  At the point of the first call, I did ask about review sample.  Nobody without a review history is going to get a review sample.  In my case I told him about my review history, and told him who I was at BF and various forums.  He was not what I'd call cool to the idea at the outset, but if I had no history to point him at, the review thing would never have happened.  The second of the owners e-mailed me granting the review idea. They had spent some time looking at reviews I had done. I then decided to buy the thing to avoid the free sample stuff.  I'd return if I didn't like it.Leupold is the only outfit to have ever contacted me first.  My Oregon connection was part of it, my review history, which they knew all about at first contact, was the larger part of the contact.So I guess what you need to do is start reviewing binoculars like Frank and I did.  Each with your own inimitable style.  Take your time, ignore brand labels, evaluate fairly, as you see the term, form your opinion, be prepared to defend it consistently (because you will make somebody mad...guaranteed), stick you your guns, be able to modify the opinion based on experience and reflection, and admit to mistakes.  You will make them.</blockquote>

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