Let me up the ante for Leupold here...I owned a pair of Leupold Wind River binos (basically the same ones you are looking at). One the little keepers on the side that holds the strap broke after years of use. I sent them back to the factory to get it repaired, explaining that I needed them for an upcoming moose hunt. Two weeks later I get a BRAND NEW pair of the Olympic model, which replaced the Wind River--in the mail. NEW IN THE UN-OPENED BOX. You can spend more, but all you will be getting is a name. I will never own any other brand. After that, I went out and purchased a Leupold Kenai spotting scope.