Hey Loomis:

I hunted for 20 years using only cheap binocs (never more than $35, that's all I could afford). I finally bought a pair of Steiners about 6 years ago. I know that the Steiners probably don't compete with Zeiss, Leitz, etc for optical quality, but you can pick up a pair of Steiner Safari's for about $200. If you have $800 you want to spent on Zeiss, I'm sure you won't be disappointed in their quality. If, however, those Microsoft stock options haven't come thru for you yet, I can tell you that I am one satified Steiner customer. My elk hunting partner finally bought Steiners this year after seeing the difference my Steiners made the last several years....

Good hunting,

Dan