I'm thinking about buying a Gorilla camera arm and shoot some hunting video this fall. I bought the vide ocamera this summer and the more I thought about it I figured shooting a hunt would be fun.

I remember the achilles tears last year. That's cool that Rob does that for you. I'm leaning toward the 10X36 Monarch's just because of size. I'm done wasting money on cheap stuff jsut to replace it down the road. I know that when I looked at the same objects in the same light the Nikons blew away the Bushnell's I tried. It wasn't even close. The best part was how easy they were to get focused for me right off the bat compared to battling the other ones I tried. Thank you for your input. Did you hold both the 36 & 42 and notice any weight difference?

I'm going to start thinking of a name for our team. The team name from last year turned out to be a bad omen for us. "Team Quiet Arrow". I think I was the only one that even shot at a buck. This year it will ahve to be something like. "Team Super Zinging Arrow of Death for Monster Buck" lol

Zingers!!!

Here's an original " Team BBD!

Seriously what about "Put'n em down" Or "cardiac unit"

Hell I dunno!

I hope you got that outta your system!![8D]

First year in new area after a 6 yr layoff from archery and didn't trust my instincts enough. I must have lost my edge a little from living near a city. And it seemed that many of the guys on my team barely made it into the woods. All out of system for this year for sure.

"Ticket Punchers"

I'm gonna keep plugging Tree Sharks.. The avatar would be cool a Shark on a treestand with some shades on and a bow in fin!

Kinda tough to make an avatar for the arrow zinging Monkeys of death.

No I didn't notice any weight difference at all. With the Bino Buddy harness (sold seperately) you don't feel them at all.

Like you I use to buy cheapys and on any sunny day they were as good as any. It's when the weather turns to trash and the critters are moving that you'll appreciate good optics!

Tree sharks sounds pretty cool!

Good morning Gentleman. Thank you for the PM. My apologies for not posting sooner but my life has beenreally hectic lately. I am about to head back to work with my full time job and things can get pretty confusing.

For those of you that do not know me, my name is Frank and I live in east central Pennsylvania. I bowhunt almost exclusively now though I plan on heading out a bit this year with my oldest to do a little dove and goose hunting also. Speaking of which, I am the proud father of two little boys, Logan - 6 and Aiden - 2. Both love deer and deer hunting. I took Logan out for the first time last year and he was pumped when I took a doe out of one of our blinds on our third trip. He is hooked. I am married to a very understanding wife who definitely puts up with much more than I expect her too. Yes, I am lucky in that regard.

My primary job is working as a guidance counselor for one of the local school districts and I did have a second job working at one of the local pro shops. Sadly, this past June the pro shop went out of business. Now I am just enjoying the extra time with my family. I am really looking forward to this season and am very proud to be on the team with you guys. Here is to winning this flippin' contest this season!

Now, I may be of some help with this question as, after hunting and archery gear, optics are my favorite hobby. I have several binoculars that I use on a regular basis both for hunting and for a variety of other outdoor uses. I started out with something similar to yours many moons ago but eventually made the big step and upgraded to something better (Nikon Monarchs). That was about 6 or 7 years ago. Since then I have gone through quite a bit of glass in an effort to find something I would truly enjoy using.

To answer your question, it depends on how much you want to spend. At the $100 price point I would highly suggest the Leupold Yosemite porros...either 6x30 or 8x30. There is nothing that touches them optically at that price point plus Leupold's customer service is top notch. One week turn-around time on repairs is not unheard of. If you want to spend a bit more then both Eagle Optics and Cameralandny have a nice deal on Vortex Diamondback 8x42s in Coyote Brown for around $140. These are phase coated, waterproof roof prism bins with some very respectable specs.

At the $300 price point I would be looking at the previously mentioned Nikon Monarchs, Bushnell Legends, Vortex Furys and a whole host of other roof prism glass from Pentax, Burris, Leupold and Cabelas. I do not know if you are wanting to spend more than that so I will leave it at that.

...and, if you are remotely interested I am going to be putting a pair of 8x30 Zeiss Conquests up on Ebay shortly for right around $300. I only mention this because of the original question.

Hope this proves helpful and I am really looking forward to chattin' with you guys as the season gets closer.

Welcome Frank and good to get to know a little about you.I may have to go look at the Leupolds.I know where to find the 10X36 monarchs for $200 right now which is a steal. Like anything I think some optics fit some people's eyes better than others.

I have 23 days until the first day. I hope to be able to post something early for us.

Welcome Frank!!!