Thanks for the heads up, will do more research rather than shelling out the $650.00 they want for the BARSKA 7x50 WP BATTALION model binoculars.
Any thing more specific as to their usefulness as a paperweight? Bad optics, lousy construction???????,etc.
Barska is shit.
To answer the other question, binocular/LRF combination units such as the Leica Geovids (new) or the new Zeiss unit are useful because they work better for target location and spotting than a monocular (due to use of binocular vision and wider field of view).
If you have the budget for it, Steiner also has LRF binos. Pretty pricey though.