What did I say?

One thing that's rarely mentioned is columnation (aligning the two halves of the binoculars so they point together. I had a nice pair of 7x50's knocked out of alignment years ago and it didn't matter how clear the glass was, they didn't work. A good optics technician who ran a telescope shop back in VA straightened them out and now they're great again. Cheap binoculars will get knocked out easier and I've found they're harder on my eyes. Nikon and Steiner for me. Leupold seems to make good binoculars too.