Surveyor
The more I understand, the more I understand why I
If indeed the OL review put them up against full-size bins that would easily explain the lower scores. I'd consider that an unfair comparison, and kind of useless.
Mark
Here is a link to a portion of the OL review. I found no mention of how the tests were done and how objective/subjective they may be.
They rated the Alpen 10x25 3rd out of four of mid sized binoculars, below a Pentax 9x32 and a Minox 8x33.
http://www.outdoorlife.com/photos/g...-new-binoculars-2011?photo=17#node-1001345786
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