Your right. I think most of us have been that direction. I know I did. I would fork out 500-600 for a scope but only 100 on binocs. I learned the hard way too. I have to admit, I was moose hunting, and my binocs wasn't very good, and then went to glass them thru my scope to decide whether to put a stalk on them. But that wasn't very convienent. Now, when people ask me about scopes and going Moose or Elk hunting, I stress its probably more important to invest in a good set of binocs. I know with cheap binocs, I have got the worst headacke after glassing all day.