Well, ācompression setā is new to me cheers for that.
Lee, I fear I may have previously mistakenly called you by the name Trabadouris a few times but realise that is indeed Mrs Trabadour. So Iāve got Lee, Trabadour, Trabadouris and an avatar of a beaver like creature...
Iāve only tried the SF for an hour or so and it was very very hard for me to fault in any way under the circumstances. At this level weāre really whittling things down to small personal preferences...ergonomics and that image aesthetic...that X factor which can be difficult to articulate...FOV perhaps.
Regarding FOV, Iām wondering if Leica havenāt understated their 8x42 NV FOV a touch...using rough measurements itās looking fairly similar to my Zeiss 7x42.
Also, generally speaking - I feel there is an unavoidable element of wasted collective sharing and experience which we otherwise have to articulate in our own words. It can be both enjoyable and rewarding to share equipment around. If it wasnāt for my utter isolation, postage and its associated risks and hassle, Iād happily hand out binoculars for others to experience. Itās somthing Iāve pondered.
You can call me an idiot, but I have no doubt whatsoever...I would trust just about all of the forum members Iāve come across in these particular threads with my binoculars. Theyād probably take better care of them than I do.:-O