First off I wouldn't even look at roof prism models at that price range.
I would go straight to Porro prism models.Porro prism have their advantages over roof prism in alot of areas and are often over looked.
But the main advantage is price.At over half the price of a quality roof prism you can get some extremely great binos in the porros that will last a lifetime. Stiener Nikon Pentax all make some great porro prism models at the 300 dollar price range, and if you compare them to the same priced roof prisms, and even some roof prism models in the 400 and 500 and 600 dollar range, they just make sense.If I was on a 200 -300 budget and couldn't wait, Porro Prism would be the optics I'd look at.
Last edited by Jeff Ovington; 12-31-2010 at 12:50 PM.