RE: Your choice of binoculars?
Gander has 30+ out on display to look through. I was AMAZED at the Swarovskis, AMAZED. It was clearer than normal vision it seemed like. But then again, you gotta kinda expect that quality when forking out 1800 bucks for Binos. When I get a pair, it'll likely be either the monarchs or the Gander Mountain series. IDK who makes them but they are decent glass and dirt cheap when compared to others.