Hi oldelkhunter,

I' m most definitely going to check out your recommendations. We are looking for a good pair of binoculars for the wife. I have a pair of Swarovski 8X30' s and short of them falling off a mountain or something.....have no intention of replacing them for myself. To my way of thinking they perfectly bridge the gap between the " pocket sized" and " full sized" while doing it with optical brilliance. But the wife is in dire need of a good pair and currently we do not want to spend what it would take to get a second pair of the Swarovski' s.

Thanks for the info!

Will let you know how it turns out.