I signed on to say exactly what Astro just posted. Enough magnification, enough field of view, and still reasonable to hold. I didn't catch your location; if you are in the U.S., haunt your local flea market/swap meet/thrift store/whatever for a few weeks. I have bought good 7 x 50's for as low as ten dollars; just watch for prism misalignment, field darkness, and other signs of rough handling and/or poor design.