RE: Good pair of binoculars for around $300
I too am in the market for binocs, but I'm looking around the $200-250 range.
I went to Cabela's andchecked outa couple of 10x42s, and found the Burris Fullfield II and Cabela's XT to be really crisp and bright.
I compared them to a pair of Leica and there was a difference, but not enough to justify dishing out $2000!!!
I was hoping to pick up a set of Bushnell, but I could see right away I wasn't going to.