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Im probably gonna end up going with the Gold Rings, but how is the warrenty with the Zen's? The reason i love leupold so much is that its 2hrs away and they have a lifetime warrenty.
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You get what you pay for in optics.
I have a pair of gold rings and a pair of el's. The gold rings are very good bino's but if you can get a pair of el's I would get them over the gold rings. The el's are a lot better. I looked through the zen-rays last year. My buddy bought a pair right before we went to montana. After getting to look through the gold rings, el's, and the zen-ray's I wouldn't waste my money on the zen-rays.
Bigshooter - Either you got a lemon or I recieved a good pair, because I compared them on two different occasions at dusk. The swarovski were better in all aspects, I can not deny that. The Zen Ray was not far behind and for the cost difference of around $1500 I can't complain The only question I have about the Zen Ray Binoculars are how long will they hold up? So far so good.
if you can find a store with a pair of nikon edg's give them a peek. right now you can get them for sub 1k and get a free d3000 as a rebate, trip it on ebay and you at the price of the gold rings....and the glass is as good as it gets. there is a reason they were list priced at $2200.00
I am saving up for a pair of binos in the same price range. I had kind of settled on the Gold Rings as well, but now I see I have a little more research to do.Good thread, I am taking notes...