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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chill6x6" data-source="post: 3268061" data-attributes="member: 130888">That's a pretty funny coincidence.  During my first ever elk hunt in Colorado(1995) I showed up with what I thought were some nice binoculars…some Pentax 8X42 something…about $300 back then.  Was a lot for me.  After about a half of a day of glassing….my eyes HURT.  I had to really rest them.  My guide was great…  He had some binoculars on his dash and handed them to me to use for the rest of the trip….Zeiss Classic 10X40s….eyestrain SOLVED!  When I got home I sold an arm and a leg and bought some Swarovski 10X42 SLCs  which I still have….I still have the receipt too, $915.00!So long story short…the Zeiss Classic 10x40s were the catalyst that started my pursuit for fine optics!</blockquote>