Acidbraker
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Hi folks, first post here. So, I'm first and foremost a hunter. I just bought a set of Steiner predator 10x42 roof. I had three sets sent to me and kept (what I thought) was the best example. Today I was taking a drive and figured I would park along the scenic skyline and let the binos stretch their legs. I live near Duluth MN, and we get tons of hawk/falcon migration along the steep hillside that parallels the north shore of Lake superior. I leaned against the family van and had some talons in my eye holes within seconds. Pretty cool. Up until this point in my life I have only really watched birds at the feeders in my back yard. Seeing raptors with their claws out fighting off smaller birds, mid-air was pretty dang cool. I think I could get into this. Anywho, I immediately noticed that when I have a bird in my view with a slight overcast sky (possibly any sky...haven't compared) I get a green glow around the right side of the target bird. Looks like the "Slimer" ghost. The glow isn't enormous, maybe protruding a fifth of the size of the animal, always along the right side of the target. It looks like the target is being highlighted. My question being, is this a normal feature of the Predator series, being aimed at hunters? I could see this being awesome at making a deer "pop" from its surroundings. I know its far less than ideal for birding. I still have about a week left on the return policy window if this sounds like something is broken. Any thoughts on the matter would be appreciated. On another note, I have appx $600 I'd be interested in investing in another set of binos with more accurate color reproduction. 8x or 10x. I'm kinda thinking about trying the peregrin 8x42. Any suggestions would be fantastic. Thanks folks, Steve.