Well back to where this all started - I went with the Zeiss Conquest HD 8X32's - Demos from Cameraland. @ $675 still a chunk of change but no where near the 2K+ that some alphas bring. I do not think the Conquest will be the top of the top or the bottom of the bottom but if price vs quality were shown in a curve I believe these would be at the point were the curve breaks over and plateaus (where improvements become very expensive and more difficult to see). From what I have seen and read they appear to be a leader in the $1000 range and a bargain at the $675 price. Time will tell but I feel good about my choice so far. I fully expect a Swarovski 8X32 EL or Leica Ultravid to be a better bino - I would certainly hope so as they costs over 3X more than the Conquest. Just as the Conquest is 2X more than the Leupold Mojave and is very likely not 2X better.
A true sportsman counts his achievements in proportion to the effort involved and fairness of the sport. - S. Pope
