Hi,

Thanks for the replies.

Jim - I did try the spotters, up fishing the in the rivers of the
Catskills. They were perfectly good, I just didn't notice that they
were any lighter (in light transmission) than, say, Action Optics.

(The main problem, really, was that they have no dealer in NYC, and so
it was difficult for me to try out different frames. The sales guys at
Spotters did mail me out a few different pairs to try, which was pretty
amazing customer service I have to say. I just didn't happen to find a
frame that worked for me, and after a while that mailing process became
too laborious.)

So, no knock on Spotters...