I've had the 8x32 Meopro HD for a few days, and I thought I'd give a brief report for others who might be considering it. I've owned the non-HD Meopro 6.5x32 for a few years, and I had it in mind when I first picked up the 8x32 HD. My first impression holding the 8x32 was that it felt smaller than the 6.5x32. I was surprised when later I compared the two, and it turned out that they had nearly identical dimensions. The difference comes from the HD having slimmer armor. I actually like this change. For my small hands, it improves the ergonomics. I also noticed that the HD's armor has a much coarser texture than the non-HD, which gives the HD a nice tackiness to the touch. One questionable difference between the HD and the non-HD is the focuser. The focuser on the non-HD was excellent, in my opinion. Right out of the box, it was silky smooth, had no play or stiction whatsoever, and was easily manipulated with one finger. The HD's focuser is still smooth, but it's noticeably stiffer, and with a little stiction. In time, the focuser tension may loosen, but for now, I find that I need to use at least one or two fingers from each hand in order to work it with any precision.
Optically, the 8x32 is very good. I brought out a few other 8x32 roofs to compare with it, including the Conquest HD, the Nikon Premier (HGL), and the Leupold Mojave BX-3. On-axis (using a tree trunk at about 30 yards as a subject), the Conquest and the Meopro both showed themselves to be very sharp, effortlessly showing fine detail in the wood. I couldn't really distinguish whether the Meopro or the Conquest was showing me more detail, although the Meopro's color rendition seemed to provide greater contrast on this particular subject. The Mojave and Premier trailed slightly behind, although neither of them is a slouch in this area. I did notice that the Meopro seems to have the smallest sweetspot of this group (about 50% or so, versus 60% or so for the other three), but the fall-off just outside the sweetspot is gradual, and users with more accommodation than I would likely judge the sweetspot to be larger. It's also worth noting that, although all four of these binoculars are rated at or around 8* in field of view, the Meopro seems to have a slightly wider field than the other three. As far as the edges, the Conquest and the Premier came out on top, with the Meopro just slightly below their level. The Mojave showed the softest edges. The results were similar with brightness: the Meopro seems to slightly trail the Premier and the Conquest, with the Mojave again pulling up the rear. Although all seem rather neutral in color, the Meopro is neither as cool as the Conquest nor as warm as the Premier. It does seem to have a slight warm yellow tone compared to the old non-HD Meopro, but it's not as pronounced a yellow tone as you would see through a Meostar. All in all, it's a high quality view that can stand up to the Conquest, but with a slightly smaller sweetspot and slightly softer edges.
The one aspect of the Meopro's optical performance that gives me pause is its handling of stray light. I'd caution that I've only had this binocular for a few days, and probably won't have a chance to use it extensively outdoors until the spring. However, I did do a little indoor testing with a bare lightbulb and outdoor testing just after sunset. With the bare bulb (which is admittedly an extreme test), the Meopro shows noticeably more glare than the other three binoculars. Outdoors after sunset, it likewise shows some veiling glare, although not as strong as in the indoor test. There seems to be an area just behind the objectives (possibly part of the objective cell) that is too reflective, and also an area towards the front of the focusing lens cell that is also too reflective. I'm not sure what impact this will have out in the real world (like I said, I probably won't have a chance to use these much outdoors for a while), but it's worth mentioning, in case other users notice a similar issue. One thing I did notice is that if I take off my glasses, I can often adjust my eye position in such a way that it lessens the effects of the glare. However, with my glasses on, the limits of the eye relief prevent me from finding a glare-free eye position.
Just a few quick notes of the accessories. The rainguard and lens caps are of very good quality, and comparable to the original Meopro. The Meopro HD strap is thinner than the old Meopro's: 1 ¼ inch for the HD versus 2 ¼ inch for the non-HD. It's still made with air-cells and just as high quality as the original, just not as wide (maybe they saved a little money here). Also, the HD comes with the same black cordura pouch case as the original Meopro. Anybody who's used the original Meopro knows how tightly this case fits those binoculars, and, unfortunately, the new HD fits just as tightly as the original. I guess Meopta never read the complaints that the case was too small for the binoculars.
To sum it all up, this is a very high quality pair of binoculars that's well worth considering if you're shopping in its price range.