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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3143793" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>What is interesting about Amazon reviews is that some of the cheapest binoculars get the best star ratings. The reason is because like you say the people buying a Leupold Yosemite are usually people who have little or no experience with binoculars or they are simply cheapskates(HaHa). Just because a Yosemite has a 4.8 star rating and a Swarovski SV has a 4.8 star rating doesn't mean the Yosemite is as good as the Swaro. It means that for the PRICE paid the reviewer thinks it is a good VALUE. The people buying the Yosemite have probably never experienced an alpha binocular so they don't know any better. The same way with a man who has never experienced an alpha woman. They think their wife is just fine. The ratings are relative to the price of the item. There are greater expectations when you pay $2K for a binocular versus $100. Of course the ratings don't represent long term durability or manufacturers warranty or any of that stuff that really matters down the road either.</p></blockquote><p></p>