Ok! Ok! Ok! So I'm going to Amish country to look at binoculars! You don't have to twist my arm anymore. My last visit there yielded a life bird - Northern Wheatear - http://picasaweb.google.com/mvalencic/NorthernWheatearHolmesCountyOH91409# Anyone remember that amazing few weeks? I can't get over how many of you have been there. Robert Hershberger must be pretty well-off if each of you bought something from him!! Seriously, thanks to all of you for suggestions and advice. I will take my time and select well since I don't want to do this again for a long time. The Vortex lifetime "anything" warranty certainly has my attention as well as the overall best rating for mid-priced binoculars. Regards, Matt Valencic Chagrin Falls, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]