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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rathaus" data-source="post: 3324400" data-attributes="member: 132018">Isn't the OP just suggesting that $500 isn't the sweetest spot in price/performance ratio re new binoculars?...in his opinion?I've got no idea about any B3 etc, but those pesky Nikon 8x30Ell come in around that price I thought....the little Habicht too? These bins are brilliant.I'm not sure if the ~$500 sector is filled with more binocular trash than other segments. I'm pretty sure each segment would have its stand out performers. If you add the alpha basher Nikon Ell and Habicht and a couple of others at the top of the 500 sector...there's a long long way to fall. So yes, I can imagine a massive chasm separating best from worst in that particular class. That be true. But there's some great stuff in there if you research and try them out. Maybe some of the worst and some of the best?I guess these forums aren't filled with the 'worst binocular' threads. It's not that fun to post on the internet about the $500 or $1000 you completely blew on a piece of trash....like gambling and horse racing - the long yarns following a skilful win are joyfully and boldly recounted, while those stories of losses are quietly pushed away into the darker recesses of the brain.:smoke:What the heck am I rambling about...I can see this thread receiving the Kiss of Ruffled Feather Death. B <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Rathaus</blockquote>

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