Great choice glob3006...you won' t be disappointed!

I use a pair of Bushnell Legend 10X42. Great Binocs, I highly recommend.

Bushnell and Wind River (Leupold) now both have a bino/range-finder device. I think I will wait a year and buy one of those. Leica has had one for years but price is around $2000 or so. These new ones are almost affordable ($300-$500). That is the way to go and I expect all the other companies to get with the program and introduce similar units next year. The Wind River unit is waterproof too which is what I demand in a bino.

I use a pair of Nikon 8x42 on a bino system.I had a good pair of windrivers but they were stole along with my gun and backpack 2 years ago[:@][:@]by a couple kidd s who pulled me out of a pinch.I' ve wanted to try some 10x40s but no real use for the be cause I pack a spotting scope around.

I have Steiner 8X30 and must say they are very good.
Good clear glass. Comfortable. Can glass for 1/2 hour solid without eyestrain.
The auto focus works well.
light weight
They are very waterproof.
Only complaint is the focus adjustment which is too loose, and has to be readjusted evrytime you use them.

My next pair will be Leica 10X42. I' ve used them and beleive it' s worth paying the extra.
The glassing Im doing is mostly 1-2 miles and in alpine terrain.

I' m not keen on spotting scopes as they are hard to use over prolonged periods of time, i.e. only one eye, and a lot of movement.
Also bulky to carry around.