RE: Vortex binos
I have owned a pair of 10x42 Vipers for the past 2 seasons and have been very happy with them. They've held up great under my sometimes brutal abuse, the clarity is very good, and they're pretty darn good in low light conditions. I had a few times this season where I couldn't see deer out on the fields with my naked eye because it was too dark, but could see them plain as day through my binos. For the price I don't think you can beat them.