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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mfunnell" data-source="post: 3539363" data-attributes="member: 134332">As I've noted <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3526602&postcount=1019" target="_blank">here</a>, I have a set of Tract Toric 8x42s which I find quite decent (and which I paid for myself). I'd put them in roughly the same league as the equivalent Zeiss Conquest or Leica Trinovid binoculars, yet coming in at a lower price. Note, though, that I have no real experience with those Zeiss or Leica bins. I do have Zeiss FLs (in 8x32 and 10x56) which are a little better, but at a substantial price increment.[...]Only you can know what level of quality you can accept and how much money you're prepared to pay for it. My experience is that <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3472274&postcount=66" target="_blank">each increment in observable quality comes with a substantial price increase</a>, to the point at the high end where you're paying twice as much for a remarkably small quality improvement. Only you can know if that's worth it to you.That having been said, I'll reiterate that I think my Tract Toric 8x42s are very good binoculars, and especially so for the price. So I think they're excellent value for money if they suit you.   ...Mike</blockquote>