They provide a truly excellent view of the bird, and are likely to be carried everywhere you go. That is exactly the combination a beginner needs. If you check the NEED numbers you will see that the SPros also show exceptional image detail, equaling the score of the current 8x Reference Standard Bausch and Lomb Elites. The body is nicely covered in fairly thick rubber armor, just on the chunky side, built to fit average hands quite well. Eyecups fold down nicely and will remain folded at a number of different heights.
Construction seems adequately rugged for field use.
The focusing bridge is particularly stable when compared to some other glasses in this price range. If they prove durable in field use, they might even displace the Swift Ultralites as the official BVD Best Buy in the full sized birding binoculars group. Their line of inexpensive porro prism binoculars is further evidence that manufacturers have been listening to the birding public. Give them as gifts to anyone you might suspect could have birding tendencies. If you are feeling flush, buy a dozen and send them to struggling ornithologists in Central and South America.