Hi TB and
to IIS,
my recommendation would be, if price is the driver, get a pair of 20x90 or 20x100 giant binocs from
www.aoe.com.au together with the stand at the bottom of that page. That will cost about $500 all up inc freight. I bought this combination first of all before any scopes.
However, if you can spend more, get the BT100-45 from
www.andrewscom.com.au under binoculars/andrews. These are fabulous and have come down by about $500 in the past three or four months, - and are a great set. The only thing wrong with this last item is that the binocs should really be on a height-adjustable stand. The stand supplied is great quality, - just not height adjustable. So I went and bought a separate stand from optcorp in the USA for about a grand extra. A lot of money, but the combination is without equal in the binocular world imho.
Hope this helps
