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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kkokkolis" data-source="post: 3325073" data-attributes="member: 127913">There's not right and wrong for what you do with your money/time/mind/hands for your own use/pleasure/satisfaction/knowledge/fulfilment. I didn't need the Zeiss Conquest, neither most of the other binoculars I have (Pentax Papilio 6,5x21 being the sole exception), since the Nikon Monarch 7 8x30 ED does most of the things I need or want to do. But I didn't know that until I tried each of them and now I have them they are "nice to have". All together cost more than an Alpha but I feel better having experienced so different concepts used at so many hobbies (Papilio, Docter, Opticron and Siebert Emoscop monoculars are used on the shown above mineral specimens for example) than one Alpha of a fixed magnification for birdwatching or another for astronomy alone. That's why I am mostly interested on the Duovid, regardless if it's the best or not. And no, most people on earth can't afford an alpha, or a mid priced, or an entry level binocular. That's why 20€ ruby coated binoculars and 50€ Parkinsonian telescopes sell so much.</blockquote>