ORIGINAL: alloutdoors
The thing to remember when buying top end bino's (Swarovski, Leica, or Zeiss) is that if you take your time and pick the pair that really suits your needs, you won't ever have to replace them. Ever. End of story.
I couldn't have said it any better! This goes for rifle scopes and spotting scopes as well. Buy the best you can afford and they will serve you a lifetime!