Don't be rude. She's still a rookie. Let her take her little bino's if she wants to. You'll have the big bino's and the spotting scope if you really need to zoom in on something, and you won't be weighing her down with extra gear. Besides, you know she's not leaving your side the whole trip. You'll get all of the eye strain, and she'll get to look briefly through her scope right before she pulls the trigger. We both know how that deal is gonna play out. What you should do is take her to some really big clearcuts and have her look for birds in the tops. That should be a good lesson on quality optics. At least she's willing to learn. Mine doesn't care about it AT ALL.