Great all around binoculars - Nikon Action Extreme 10x50mm Waterproof Porro Prism Binocular

This was my first pair of quality binoculars, and it opened up a whole new interest in optics for me. Can't really go wrong with these good all-purpose binoculars. I eventually bought more expensive binoculars thinking that these would be left behind, but they continue to hold their own and are just too useful to give up. You have to spend 2x more to get a noticeable improvement.