I have a pair of 7X50's that are West Marine's store brand with suprisingly good optics, are waterproof, and FLOAT! I think the price was in the $75 range, or close to it. -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+n9ca=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+n9ca=comcast.net@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of chbenneck@juno.com Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 5:05 PM To: montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com Subject: Re: M_Boats: Binoculars Hi Bones, I have a pair of Fujinon 7 X 50 marine binoculars that have served me well for years and years. Just remember, when you drop them overboard accidentally, the cheap ones make the same splash sound as the expensive ones do .... Connie _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats