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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OPTIC_NUT" data-source="post: 3208971" data-attributes="member: 121951">The Papilio typically comes in well over $100,and may not be as tough...maybe if they are over 10.There is a Celestron 7x30 Cypress, that recently came down to around $60 some places.Or....you could get yourself some 8x30 Yosemitesand hand off the 6x30 Yosemites. That's a change of sorts.Nikon Aculon 7x35s are kind of fun, for a good image and a wider field.Big exit pupils for jittery kids,  like the 6x30s.  They are bulkier, but it seems kids love to haul around bigger binoculars.One little tike insisted her grandpa get her 7x50s at the shop shelf. That's extreme, but 7x35 isn't much more weight.In moderns, I have the Yosemite, Celestron, and Barska Crossover 8x30s.The Barskas are just a little softer at the field edges, but I take them outall the time because they are much better for using with glasses and thefocuser doesn't get sticky.</blockquote>