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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RedPanda84" data-source="post: 3566083" data-attributes="member: 142419">Hello everybody,I am currently looking for a new set of binos, trying to move from my low-budget ones into the very attractive mid-price range.The two most important (remaining) factors for me are build quality and sweet spot size. I've narrowed my search down to six, having filtered them for multiple attributes. I'm curious which ones you think excel the most in the bold mentioned attributes. They are:Bushnell Legend M-Series 10x42 Celestron Granite ED 10x42Kruger Caldera 10x42Leupold BX-2 Tioga HD 10x42Vanguard Endeavor ED II 10x42Vortex Talon HD 10x42I know that I can't expect alpha-quality in any of these, buildwise...yet, it still would be nice to know which ones "feel" better than the others. Regarding the materials used and how well they are assembled and put together and how long their parts stay where they are supposed to<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I am not that susceptible to CA, so this is not as important to me as nice sharpness and a big sweet spot - even if the latter one decreases a bit faster in quality, towards the outermost edges.Best regards and thanks in advance,RedPanda</blockquote>