what??!! :eek!: must be only my EII...:-C
IMHO, 10x35 EII is not as sharp as Zeiss FL 10x32 (very noticeable to my eyes), but that EII, IMHO again, controls glare excellently...:-O
best regards ^_^
Galih
I will go with Arthur's definition of "sharpness" being resolution + contrast rather than merely resolution, and I may even amend that to + color saturation. If you see colors more vividly, the image seems sharper.
I have not seen a resolution comparison between the 10x32 FL and 10x35 EII, but it's quite possible that the difference you're perceiving is not in actual resolution but in the increased contrast and color saturation due to the better coatings and FL glass in the Zeiss.
An example where I noticed this was in comparing the 8x32 HG to an older model (~1998) 8x32 SE.
The SE was very "sharp" but when I compared them back to back, the HG appeared "sharper" because the more advanced coatings provided increased contrast and color saturation.
Colors were more vivid and subtle color variation more obvious whereas the colors in the SE were more like a gray scale whereby similar colors tended to blend together more easily.
When I compared the two bins using a resolution chart, I found that the HG was actually an element behind the SE.
So while the views through the HG seemed "sharper" it wasn't because the resolution was higher.
This might not be the case with the 10x32 FL vs. the 10x35 EII since the FLs are generally regarded as having the highest center field resolution among the alpha bins, but even if the two bins were on par in resolution, the FL would probably still appear "sharper" because of its superior contrast and color saturation.
The 10x32 configuration is not very popular and not all bin manufacturers carry that model, but from what I've read on the Web, the 10x32 FL seems to be the "best of the best". Here's a rave review:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BQY/is_10_52/ai_n26970132/
The reviewer is a hunter. As an aside, I found these comments about birders very interesting:
"Apologies to this and other shooting magazines, but when I want to learn what's hot in binoculars I go to birding Web sites. These people really know. I do find it astonishing how foolishly people spend money. Birders think nothing of spending $1,600 on a binocular just to look at birds. Why, the same money could pay the trophy fee on an eland or kudu."
Or a trip to Borneo to watch exotic birds.
Brock