"well.. money is always a issue but I am a deer-elk guide"
Well if your a professional guide and are looking at binoculars or spotting scopes, then it is a tax write off (as long as you are filing taxes on your guiding income). I would like to look at the Zen Rays and Swarovski's side by side. I would like to handle and compare the Swarovski SLCs and Els as well. I plan on buying some good binoculars this year, but still don't know what they will be.