I've bought a boat load of optics from Doug and Cameraland and will continue to do so, but it's naive to claim you can't get better optics for the money anywhere else. Doug doesn't carry Docter and didn't carry the Kahles sell off that CDNN had either and those Kahles binoculars were the best bang for the buck this past decade.

I own a pair of those Docter 8x42's. Are they the best binoculars I own? Nope. They're a bit heavy. They aren't as bright in low light as some costing more, but they are extremely well made and very, very high quality glass for the money.

Bottom line, could you spend a little more at Cameraland and get a pair of binoculars that fits your needs better? Possibly.

Does Doug have something higher quality for $379 right now? If he does, I'd sure like to find out about them.

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