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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SPARTACVS" data-source="post: 1575100" data-attributes="member: 76795">Honestly there is little snobbing in birding optics. Sure some peoples are just show-off with their Swarosky but if you compare that to cars, really it's nothing.I think peoples can be happy with a low cost bino. Hell, I am with my Bushnell legen porro. But If I could afford a better one, I will. Thing is yes, you can see birds with a cheap binocular and have happiness moments. But it will happen more often with better binoculars and it will be an even better mnoment. Not only that but many times it is what will make the difference beetween staying not interested and discovering something. My girlfriend didn't belive it was worth is to put that much money on a bicycle. But she was tired to be far behind so she finally baugh a performance hybrid. Needless to tell you she has discovered bicycle trips.I mean a good mid-range binocular cost hundreds, not thousands. If you are lucky, it will last you 20 years. Not that interested in birding? A good low cost or a cheap mid-price will cost you 100-200 $. Again, nothing crazy for something that will last you >10 years...</blockquote>