I havethe 10x42 Bushnell Trophy. They are a good glass for the money. Mine have proven to be rugged and dependable. I have used them while hunting eastern whitetails, as well as mule deer, elk, and pronghorn in Wyoming. After extended periods of long range glassing I have experienced some eyestrain that has resulted in headaches.

Ihad the opportunity this past fall to compare several brands ofbinos while hunting in NW Wyoming. We spent several hours observing a very large forkhorn that wasapproximately 1000 yards away. I'm pretty sure about the distance because Iused my laser range finder toget a reading of 840 yardson a large juniper bush that was below him on the hillside between us. While we were observing himfour of usplayed pass the binos. The binos present included myBushnell, another pair of Bushnell Legacy Poro Prismsin 10x50, a pair of Tasco(not sure of model)10x50, and a pair of Wind River12x50 Olympics.The unanimous agreement was that the Wind Rivers were the sharpest, followed bymy Bushnell Trophy, and that it was almost impossible to tell the Legacy and the Tasco apart. Not surprisingly we found the quality of the individual optics paralleled their price. The WindRivers retail for around $400, the Trophys around$250, and the other twowere each about $125.

If you are looking for something around $300 I wouldcheck out the Nikon Monarch 10x42 ATB, if that is more than you want to spend then the Bushnell Trophy is a good glass in the $250-$200 range.

Having said all of that, after years of wanting a pair I finally broke down a few weeks ago and shelled out for a pair of the Swarovski New SLCs in 10x42. The optical clarity and lighttransmissionaresimply breathtaking. I guess the moral here is you get what you pay for. We all have to decide what we can afford and if the benefit warrants the expenditure.