cant speak for the mip or the butterlicious....but i have the firstbloods and i like em alot
the mip and the butterlicious are more of a park ski and thyr smaller than the firstblood
cant tell you bout flex cuz iv never skiied the mip or the butterlicious
hoped that helped somewhat
and as for bindings, i have look p12s on my bloods and theyve been working great