One word, Vortex.

More specifically the 8.5x50 Vultures...They retail for 320, but you can buy a "blemished" set for 159 from cameralandny.com I did and I literally can NOT find the blemish, supposedly there is a black looking scuff in the coyote tan rubberized finish and the factory was going to trash 1000 of them, so this dealer bought the entire lot. I thought they would be bulky, but these are actually smaller sized than my previous 8x42 bushnells, they are just built compact even though they are 50mm for gathering light. Anything 40 and up will suffice though.

They still have lifetime warranty, and I honestly feel this is the best deal going in optics right now until they run out. This is much cheaper than what someone sponsored by vortex can even get them for...trust me, i checked into it and know, lol.

If you dont want these then my next suggestion would be nikons, they were great quality as well, and i almost bought them but found this deal for vortex binos that was 1/2 the price.