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A while back I picked up a pair of 7x50 storm king binoculars by Swift at a pawn shop. There is a chip visible in a mirror when looking thru them backwards and I can feel something loose inside them but they are still one of the clearest and brightest binoculars I've ever looked through. I'm not very knowledgeable about better quality optics but if I wanted to find something new comparable to these what would I look for?

I bought one of those in 1976 at a membership store; paid $135 IIRC. Still have it and use it regularly in the yard, but I don't carry the heavy bugger around my neck anymore. Only binocular I had for decades. The case fell apart, the eye cups are cracked, and I lost the eyepiece covers long ago, but it soldiers on.

For some reason, I've had to change the settings on the individual-focus eyepieces from what it was back in the day.....hmmmm.

My sons bought me a Vortex Diamondback 10x42 a few years ago, and it's noticeable better than the old Swift, if not Alpha glass. I was especially impressed with the color rendition while looking at birds. Can't imagine what the view through a top-tier glass must look like. Coatings and glass formulas have come a long way in 40-odd years I suppose.