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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3178259" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>Don't worry I ain't trading in my Swaro's yet because Steve got some free binoculars and he is pushing them now as the greatest thing since sliced cheese. I have tried the Zenray's and the Sightrons and sorry Frank and Steve but I still think you get what you pay for. I agree with a lot of what Brock says. I would never pay $1000.00 or even $500.00 for some untested, unknown brand of binoculars when you can buy Zeiss and Swarovski's for that even if they are their entry model and you know they will be around in 5 years. A big advantage of buying a binocular like a Swarovski is RESALE. If you buy the CL and you decide to upgrade to the SV you can sell your CL for what you paid for it and more on Ebay QUICKLY. I wonder how long it would take to sell a Maven on Ebay. HaHa. People would say what is that? It is alright to be experimental when you are getting the binoculars for FREE like Steve but I guarantee you I am not dropping a $1000 on some unknown brand. Zeiss Dialyt's are 30 years old and they are still in demand on Ebay selling for upwards of $1500. I predict Maven won't be around a year. By the way they are UGLY! Those pictures of the Maven and the Swaro look like the beauty(Swaro) and the beast(Maven). They are huge!</p></blockquote><p></p>