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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Dracon" data-source="post: 3181770" data-attributes="member: 14799">Bob - The original little Yosemite 6x30 IMO is one of those contradictions that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.  I paid $70 for mine, and it has been used in all kinds of situations  and conditions.  It shouldn't be rugged but it is.  Low power and a 5 mm exit pupil combine to make its resolution seem better than expected.  It is very portable and easy to use.  I probably have subjected that little hummer to more abuse than any other binocular I have owned, and I don't baby my optics. I had two of the black ones which went on to nieces  Have had friends who are binocular neophytes comparing the Yosemite to my alphas and questioning my sanity for paying, i.e., "you paid over a $1,000 for that?" It became my boat binocular and has never fogged.  Been dropped several times, rattled around on seats and floorboards for years now and still holds its collimation.  One hardly feels it around the neck.  It is in essence simply a utility piece.  Excellent for bow hunters and timber cruisers and youngsters.  For the person whose first introduction to binoculars caused them to select high power, a six power binocular may suggest optical inferiority. But they are mistaken, particularly with the Yosemite.  Best bang for the bucks, IMO.  I think you would agree.John</blockquote>