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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Cantelo" data-source="post: 3657827" data-attributes="member: 2844"><p>Whilst I don't disregard the points made thus far, I think the major disincentive regarding buying porros is the widespread misconception that roofs are inherently  'better' as, like-for-like, roof prism binoculars are more expensive.  There is a deeply embedded perception in our society that products that are more expensive 'must' be better.  When I got my Nikon 8x32 SEs some years ago I was met with some derision for buying what was regarded by many as a substandard pair of binoculars solely because they were porros.  such a view extended to those who should have known better. I recall being told by the salesperson at an RSPB reserve which sold a lot of optics that porros were optically inferior to roofs and who completely dismissed my protestations.  I also vividly recall the stunned silence when I swapped my SEs with a mocking friend's alpha roof 8x32s - the superiority of the porros was obvious.</p></blockquote><p></p>