i was in the market to buy some new binos 2-3 months ago and was set on the monarchs...until i was told about the minox bd 10x42 bl's...i ended up buying the minox...would have bought the monarchs otherwise...great glass for the price and i just can't justify paying over $1000 for a pair of binocs when that is half of my daughters school tuition...and worrying about losing them, scratching them, etc....
solrac