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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troubador" data-source="post: 3362788" data-attributes="member: 109211">GiGiThe bins I most commonly see these days and for the past decade are Swaro ELs, by far and I mean f  a  r.Go back a couple of decades and it was Leica BA/BN.Folks starting birding or with ambitions for better bins look to what others are carrying and most are carrying open hinges.In the States it could be different as most folks won't spend more than $500 (according to some market research) and I am talking about the alpha end of the market, but lower down in the market you can see many brands offering a choice of open bridge or classic bridge and this seems only sensible to me. And of course now Zeiss has done this but in their own way. Leica has the Perger which is a terrific breath of fresh air too but there are no signs of a nature observation version yet.Lee</blockquote>