If we could rank these by each and every column like a spreadsheet in Excel, then the factors most important to the reader could be considered more easily without categories being necessary. Price should be a factor and listed like the FOV or eye relief, but not a category.
I think if the Cornell spreadsheet could be sorted by the QI column, you would see what I'm talking about. The Nikon HG is a good example being in the less than $1000 category when it probably rates better by Cornell Lab's survey, than many in the over $1000 category.
I would like to be able to manipulate the spreadsheet by each factor that was rated depending on my own priorities and let the sorting of each criteria include every sample.
About the Nikon SE, I understand that they were depending on samples provided by the different companies, but this bin has been a benchmark for some time and they should have borrowed one if need be. And, there may be others that should have been included as well. I have never seen the test that included them all. Impossible.
I would not give this or any single test or list that I have seen too much weight overall. It is just interesting to see the opinions of others even if they are rehashing the same things that are discussed in this forum 24/7.
It is interesting and fun to consider, but in the final analysis, we all have to be our own judge of what suits our budget and personal criteria and a subjective test like this has to be taken with a grain of salt gleaning whatever can be useful.
I have enjoyed reading everyones comments.
