I was searching eBay for "10x42 binoculars", and arrived at the "Telescope-Service", eBay shop, where they have some £100 10x42 and £78 8x42 binoculars with all the features associated with quality roofs. Has anyone else seen these or had any dealings with the company? They look too good to be true but have 100% feedback (I don't have any connection with them or eBay).http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...item=6176585866
Above is the link to the 10x42 roofs. I was thinking I was going to have to pay a lot more for a pair of roofs with these features (and presumably will to get the optical quality), but they look interesting as a backup/car pair.
Be mindful that not all coatings are created equal. "Fully-multicoated" and "phase corrected" might sound the same as top roofs but the compounds and processes can come up much short of what the best use. The specifications are as much advertising as anything else, if they can use the terms associated with top bins, but do so at a cheaper pricepoint, they will. They also may or may not fall apart after a year or two. Remember, cheap is cheap, there is no free lunch in optics. Don't be a sucker for marketing.
I would check "Betterviewdesired" for reviews and or other bins