James. Yes, I do worry about it and it bothers me when that outer 5% of the FOV is an ORANGE RING. I do not dismiss veiling glare and I have never kept binoculars that have veiling glare that were that bad. The only ones I have experienced that have had veiling glare to that degree are the Habicht 8x30W, Zeiss 8x32 FL, Zen Ray 7x36 ED and the Nikon M7 8x30. If you referring to the Swarovski 8x32 SV FP I have yes it does show more glare than my Swarovski 8.5x42 SV FP but only in situations where you are very near the sun and then for me it is not that bad. Some people see it and some don't. I still think it is the best 8x32 I have tried overall and I have tried them all and I like it for it's size and weight and bigger walk-in FOV than the 8.5x42. Here is a nice chart Canip did comparing glare on different binoculars although I think glare is like CA in that it can be very personal and everybody see's it too different degrees.Funny how some worry about the outer 5% of the FOV of binoculars, yet dismiss veiling glare that will affect contrast and image quality across the entire FOV at all times.
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