Hermann
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As for the outgoing model not having had ED glass, I suppose you mean HD (Leicaspeak for FL?).
HD or ED or FL or EL - all that doesn't mean a thing in reality. No one can keep the manufacturers from using whatever term they want for their binoculars, even if they use the bottom of coke bottles for objectives. It's a marketing ploy, nothing else.
The only thing that counts is the optical quality, and that's something you can only judge in the field, using the bins under varying lighting conditions.
Hermann