Great utility - SIG SAUER ZULU6 HDX OIS 12x42mm Schmidt-Pechan Prism Binocular

Going into this purchase without having seen these in person, I expected the image stabilization to be excellent but the optics to be a bit lacking, given the features and price. Not so. The optics hold up well against similarly priced non-stabilized glass from Leupold, Vortex, etc. The glass obviously isn't in the same league as top-end Swaro or Leica stuff, but neither is anything else in this price range. As for the image stabilization: at this point, every other pair of binos we own just sits on the shelf. The OIS is incredibly useful, and allows you to glass effectively with your heart racing, breathing hard, standing - whatever, with no rest needed. No tripod, no sitting with your elbows on your knees, none of that. Really a huge time saver, and potentially a hunt saver. Battery life is great as well; mine are still on the single AA that came with them 4-ish months ago, under pretty regular use... probably should replace that, but I wanted to check the mileage on it.