Entry price will be near $400 for what I was referencing. Mine were Garrett Optical (Signature Series), which I think is no more. However, the build is almost identical under different brands, eg Orion Resolux. The features in these porro prism 15x70 models, for an equivalent, should be:
Fully multi coated; waterproof; bak-4; individual diopter focus.
Garrett was meticulous in testing collimation before shipping, which is critical for quality viewing at higher magnification. I had the Resolux too, but in 10x70, which were great, but not as wow.
When I can afford it, I will buy the Fujinon Polaris 16x70 ($900), unless I stumble into great wealth, in which case I may consider the largest pair of roof prism Leica available.
The well-built porro style binos are best equipped with a monopod for extended viewing, due to their weight. Roof-prism binos are lighter, but much more expensive and rare in large apertures, ie objective lens. I briefly had a pair of Zeiss Victory (roof prism) 10x50 which were phenomenal, highly portable and stunningly clear, but simply couldn't provide the wowness of the 15x70. Ideally, I'd have both.
Edit: Whatever you choose, my advice is to never even consider "zoom" as a feature in any pair of binoculars. It is tempting in concept, but almost never conducive to quality.
Fully multi coated; waterproof; bak-4; individual diopter focus.
Garrett was meticulous in testing collimation before shipping, which is critical for quality viewing at higher magnification. I had the Resolux too, but in 10x70, which were great, but not as wow.
When I can afford it, I will buy the Fujinon Polaris 16x70 ($900), unless I stumble into great wealth, in which case I may consider the largest pair of roof prism Leica available.
The well-built porro style binos are best equipped with a monopod for extended viewing, due to their weight. Roof-prism binos are lighter, but much more expensive and rare in large apertures, ie objective lens. I briefly had a pair of Zeiss Victory (roof prism) 10x50 which were phenomenal, highly portable and stunningly clear, but simply couldn't provide the wowness of the 15x70. Ideally, I'd have both.
Edit: Whatever you choose, my advice is to never even consider "zoom" as a feature in any pair of binoculars. It is tempting in concept, but almost never conducive to quality.