[sharkbite]

Hi folks - was thinking i might treat myself to a pair of astro binoculars for taking on camps or casual viewing when i cant be bothered setting up the scope.

I notice that something like a celestron skymaster is in the sub $150 range
and the echelons top a Gorilla in price.

I've looked around the internets to see what justifies the nearly 8x price difference, and found the expected stuff around country of build, quality of build, materials used etc,

However not a lot has been written about what all this means when one looks through them....

Does anyone have experience with cheap vs expensive Binocs,
and what it means to the viewing experience?

What does the extra $800 odd clobber buy in what you see through a scope of the same magnification and aperture?

Any and all thoughts welcome!