I had no idea this forum existed. But I guess this is the place for my post. I'm in the market for some new binoculars, I have some old crumby pair. I was curious if anyone had any past expierence with brands or certain binoculars. I was looking at the Nikon Monarchs. I get a pretty good discount on binoculars, so spending some extra $ isn't so bad as the retail price. Let me know what you own or have owned, good or bad and why. Thanks.