"but, more importantly, they could all be repeated by other observers using the same or similar procedures. In that case, repetition would serve a useful purpose."
Repetition of his procedures by other observors and the statistical results of those findings are the only way I would even begin to believe his results. ONE person using even controlled procedures is not valid scientific data especially when his results are based on subjective measurement by his eyes. For that reason his review is no more objective than any of the other reviews. Henry has biases and preconceived ideas about what he should see just like anybody else. We know from past reviews that he likes Zeiss products. People tend to take his reviews as fact because he obviously has alot of textbook optical knowledge to back them up with but they are no more founded in scientific method than any of these other reviews. You would be very foolish to take any one mans opinion on to buy or not buy a particular pair of binoculars such as the Swarovski CL. Now if twenty people say they are very good you would have a better chance of being satisfied with such binoculars.
Dennis,
You are always looking for a fight.
Bob