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<blockquote data-quote="jpfrog" data-source="post: 1419332" data-attributes="member: 32525"><p>I wouldn't say that 2x the price = 2x the quality is a good rule to follow in general. As with anything else, you pay A LOT OF MONEY for fine tuning and incremental gains. Is a 4k custom rifle 4x as good as an off the shelf top of the line factory rifle costing 1k? No. It does have incremental gains in multiple areas though, using better features/functionality and higher quality construction that make it significantly "better" for the end user. Same can be said for 400k cars and 100k cars...a Tesla can beat the pants off of a Lamborghini in a straight line but is a fraction of the cost...but the Lambo has other things that make it cost more. Binos/spotters are no different. </p><p></p><p>I have a pair of Nikon Monarch X that I bought 4-5 years ago before they were discontinued, because they were on sale from $599 to $399 and I had a gift card that covered the full cost. They are good glass...probably 70-80% as good as the high end players that cost 3-4 times more money. That extra 20-30% costs a lot, but when part of the whole package is worth it to many people. I'm saving up for a pair of Swaros, because seeing 70-80% is good in areas I know well, but that extra 20-30% I'm missing out on haunts me in my sleep and I'm now ready to pay to make those bad dreams go away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jpfrog, post: 1419332, member: 32525"] I wouldn't say that 2x the price = 2x the quality is a good rule to follow in general. As with anything else, you pay A LOT OF MONEY for fine tuning and incremental gains. Is a 4k custom rifle 4x as good as an off the shelf top of the line factory rifle costing 1k? No. It does have incremental gains in multiple areas though, using better features/functionality and higher quality construction that make it significantly "better" for the end user. Same can be said for 400k cars and 100k cars...a Tesla can beat the pants off of a Lamborghini in a straight line but is a fraction of the cost...but the Lambo has other things that make it cost more. Binos/spotters are no different. I have a pair of Nikon Monarch X that I bought 4-5 years ago before they were discontinued, because they were on sale from $599 to $399 and I had a gift card that covered the full cost. They are good glass...probably 70-80% as good as the high end players that cost 3-4 times more money. That extra 20-30% costs a lot, but when part of the whole package is worth it to many people. I'm saving up for a pair of Swaros, because seeing 70-80% is good in areas I know well, but that extra 20-30% I'm missing out on haunts me in my sleep and I'm now ready to pay to make those bad dreams go away. [/QUOTE]
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