yeah,Ive had and used a 38 year old mill surplus 10x 50mm STEINER binocular,
on hunts for almost 4 decades now, old tech, heavy,a P.I.T.A. to pack around compared to whats currently available,
but at dusk/dawn ,theres an amazing difference in the ability to make out objects with those field glasses,
vs the typical $70-200 sporting goods or big box store binoculars most guys carry,
quality always costs more, I pissed away a years tax refund , paid about $550 back then (1979 )
more than a weeks pay. but amortized over the last 38 years thats roughly $15 a year ,
so it was not a bad deal considering the thousands of hours they were used.
your lucky, technology has vastly improved and value per dollar has improved and cost for value,
has been reduced, today you get far better quality for the price paid.
Last edited by hardcastonly; 02-15-2019 at 01:18 PM.