With the knowledge that I was about to leave for an extended safari holiday in Southern Africa, I was on the lookout for a pair of compact or mid-sized binoculars that would make for an ideal travel companion:

After weeks of looking at reviews, magnifications etc I purchased this rather than a Opticron 8 x 32 which in itself had won a best small bino. award and had great reviews but was made of abs plastic. I remember a quote "pay as much as you can afford on binos".