Thanks for the good reviews.

Oneshot7 - sounds like you have some condensation problems. I would guess your 25 year warranty would easily kick in to fix this problem.

didnt come eith a warrenty i bought them at the pawn shop and the previous user voided the warrenty it mgith be the problem. Like i said though the pentax binoculars are expensive but well well worth the money

Leupold 10x 42 I bought them new in the package on Ebay for 300. awesome optics.

Love my Nikon Monarch ATB 8X42! They are fantastic, especially when you consider the price. Performed excellent on my elk hunt this past fall and were very as good as my guides steiners. In my opinion,clarity is very similar to the more expense lenses and only loses out invery low light conditions. Compared them to the Swarovski SLC 8X30's along with a theKahles last year. Theyare both awesome optics buthad a really rough timejustifyingthat much cash for something that was only slightly better.

I love my Pentax DCF SP. Waterproof - great lenses (10x50)for far and can focus to 13 feet as well. Some optics are darker towards sunrise and sunset than looking through your own eyes. These binocs amplify low light like crazy. Great for turkey and deer hunting both. Can find them for around 500$ on the net like I did.

I bought a pair of Bushnell Legend 10x42 roof prism binos this year and was reall happy with them Crystal clear and have that anti fog layer. From what I understand they are comparable to the Nikon Monarch ATBs. I hunt over a field that goes out to 350+ yards and had no trouble picking out spikes etc. and it gave megood light gathering after sunset. Would like to just take a pair of Swarovskis to the field one time---but then I'd want a pair and my wife would kill me. So I'll stick with my Legends.

I bought and used the Nikon Monarch ATB 10x42 this last season. Great clarity, easy adjustments, and good looks in the camo.

Actually, if you sent them back to Nikon with a brief note explaining the problem and a check payable for $10 plus shipping then they will fix them for you. Nikon's policy is that without a receipt/warranty card there is a $10 fee to fix any problems with the bins.

As the others have made reference to the Monarchs are the best bang for the buck going today. Want more proof? Check out the link below. It is to a comprehensive review of current binoculars on the market separated by price. It was done by the Cornell Lab of Ornitholgy and if anybody is picky about their optics it is birders.

Hope this helps.

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Publications/LivingBird/winter2005/Age_Binos.html

Zeiss, save and buy good stuff.

Look at the pentax dcf-sp 8x43. One of my hunting partners has this binocular and I have an 8x42 dcf-wp. The sp is the current model and the wp preceeded it. I have compared both to the nikon monarchs and think they are noticeably better.