I got a pair of these a while back and I like them. I needed something relatively lightweight and compact and these do the trick. The auto focus system works really well past about 25 feet. If you are planning using bino's for bird watching then the auto focus feature is NOT what you want. These work great for spotting criters and scoping out paths to get form point a to point b. My only real complaint is that the objective lens covers don't stay on as well as I would like them too.

Just like anything, it's it's too heavy or bulky, it gets left behing when I go out. I have a 20x spotting scope that I can use if I need more magnification.

http://www.steiner-binoculars.com/binoculars/military/280.html