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Finally clicked into place with UVHD Pluses (and still love SLC)
Yes, I've got the 7x42 EDG, purchased new from Japan last fall. I may not be as picky as some people, the EDG, SFs, UVHD's, Swaros, they all look incredibly sharp to me. I tend to value other aspects like the focuser, ease of eye placement, lack of rectilinear distortion/globe effect more that... -
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Finally clicked into place with UVHD Pluses (and still love SLC)
so you have the 7x42 Leica, the 7x42 Zeiss FL, and Dialyts! Wow, that is the holy trinity of 7x! :D The only missing one is 7x42 EDG. The reasons to grab them on the way out keep multiplying - in the forest the 7x is by far the best, 7x35 or 7x42. I was taking 8x or 10x to view ducks and... -
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Finally clicked into place with UVHD Pluses (and still love SLC)
Every time I use my 7x42 for extended periods I get this thought in my head "why do I need any other binoculars?" Everything seems big enough and the relaxation factor is high. No distortion needed for the 8 degree FOV to be well corrected and less need for focusing. No shaking in the views... -
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Finally clicked into place with UVHD Pluses (and still love SLC)
Yes, I went through my whole collection the other night and "0" was spot-on for all of the modern roofs and half the old porros. My new 10x35 E2's and 2 older pair of Nikon E's need to go + by .5-.8 tick on the scale. At least with the old-fashioned diopter adjustement on the porros it's easy... -
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Finally clicked into place with UVHD Pluses (and still love SLC)
I just made a post yesterday about this issue in the Nikon forum! Diopter not being set correctly....it can make sharpness, edge definition, and color correction all appear to be poor. Highly recommend setting the diopter on your binos on a bright star at night to get it 100% correct. I'm...