Those Venturers are supposed to be the cat's meow when it comes to quality optics....right up there with the Swaros, Zeiss, etc... at least from what I have read. That price is not that bad even considering they are compact binocs. If I may ask, did you buy those at a local shop or online somewhere. I would be interested in taking a gander to appease my curiousity. Somehow, as I mentioned earlier, I doubt Cabelas carries them....