In the $300-$350 price range, the Pentax DCF WP-II 8x40 will be hard to beat. I am a Swarovski man ..... but I recently bought a hunting buddy of mine some binos. Frankly he ain't worth me dropping Swarovski like $$$$'s LOL. I bought these Pentax DCF WP-II's based soley upon reviews from many hunting, photo and birding magazines. These are superb for the $$$. Crisp, clean images Easy to focus. Plenty of eye relief. Moisture protected. Fine ergonomic design and fairly light weight. They might be slighly out of your stated price range, but the extra $$ is chump change. Look at "Bear Basin" for a typical on-line price. I think they are about $330.