RE: Experts Choose Best 10x42 Optic!!
I am more or less echoing comments already made. The "break" in higher quality binoculars comes at around $500. There are some really good ones in that price range, but they will pale when set along side the top end products such as Swarovski, Zeiss, Leica, etc. The Nikon "Venturer" series is also an excellent line. I had no idea of the difference an extra $500 can make until hunting in the wide open west several years ago where one can spend hours and hours glassing. And the failure to pick out a white "deer butt" or "antler" from the surrounding rocks and brush can mean the difference between a good days hun and a lost days hunt. My $300 binos were simply no match when it came to crispness and long range detail, and very low light glassing.
the top end stuff are in the $1000 + range. But in my humble opinion, there is no substitute for quality when it comes to glass, so buy the best your wallet can stand !!!