“Very sharp beautifully made.”

“Top notch quality construction and optics. Although it does not say so in the description, these are phase corrected, and this is important on roof prism binoculars. Also, the photo shown is not what these look like. (They look like the photo of the 10x32 Golden Ring on the Sierra site). Sierra will hopefully have corrected this.Sierra's regular price for these is at [$]is too high, considering the model has been discontinued (replaced with an HD model). Wait until they go on sale. I haven't seen the newer HD (Stands for High Definition) model, but I would doubt they are much better then these--these are so good.Supposedly the HDs have reduced what is called purple fringing--i.e. if you look at a dark object against a white background, you will see a faint purple outline around the object (not everyone is sensitive to this. I am). However these non HD binoculars have among the lowest degree of purple fringing I have seen, even compared to binoculars costing over twice as much. So, to summarize. In daylight these are excellent binoculars which, I believe, will satisfy the most avid birder. In low light the 8x42 model will give a brighter image at the cost of increased weight and size. [$]is too high. A selling price between $450 and $500 would be more realistic. You can find the latest HD model for about $680 elsewhere if you look around.”