I like the glass in the Meopta HDs for 1/2 the cost of Alpha binos. To my eyes for less than $400 the Zeiss Terra would be my choice. I looked through those and sold my older Pentax dcfs that were very good for several years. There are much better inexpensive options today like the Vanguard Endeavor for less than $300.
None of these is as good as the top of the line glass but are good enough most of the time. I'm going to try carrying a compact Leupold spotter this year to identify legal or not legal in thick oak brush across 400 yard wide canyons - but with top quality glass I probably wouldn't need to do that.
