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    CA On The Noctivid

    No. I decided I am a "sharp edge" kind of man and the SV is the only bino that has sharp enough edges for me. ALL the Swarovski's are pretty good. Those big 56's have an aberration free on-axis view that is for sure. Almost like their is no glass in between you and the bird. They are great in...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    I decided I am a "sharp edge" kind of man. I really like the perfect FOV with the edges sharp to the field stop on the SV's and RB doesn't bother me. I prefer the SV over the SF because it has sharper edges and with the Noctivid having more off-axis distortion than the SF I don't see one in my...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    I am satisfied with my two Swaro's the 8.5x42 SV FP and the 8x32 SV FP but I am always interested in trying new binoculars and new models. I am not bragging but a couple thousand dollars to have the latest alpha binocular is not a major problem. Really birding is not a hugely expensive hobby. If...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    I enjoy birding and being outside but I also really enjoy trying the latest and greatest binoculars and optics. I am very interested in the improvements made by manufacturers in binoculars and I like the technical side of optics. It all started when I had an Amateur Astronomy class in college...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    I am not really well versed on Leica as I have not tried their latest and greatest the Noctivid. I was trying to garner some opinions on it on this thread to see if I should give one a go. That is encouraging that you chose the Ultravid over the EL because owning the EL 8.5x42 SV FP I know it is...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    Interesting "Washed Clean." I wonder if that would be like free of aberrations? The little Ultravid is short on ER for glasses. That makes me want to try a 7x42 Ultravid HD because when it is somebodies only binocular it has to be good.
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    CA On The Noctivid

    I don't believe you are wrong at all. I just want to understand why you like the Noctivid and then maybe I will try one. I need to be convinced.;)
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    CA On The Noctivid

    I don't necessarily prefer any brand. I find it interesting to know why you prefer Leica's. I like to try different binoculars so if I know why you like them it helps me decide if I want to try them. Sometimes when somebody else describes the good points of a product such as a binocular it helps...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    Gilmore Girl. Your are right in that the Zeiss FL is one of the best binoculars for controlling CA. What exactly do you find "beautiful" about the Leica image? Is it the colors? When I tried the Leica Ultravid HD Plus 8x32 I was impressed with the intensity of the colors. It was almost like...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    It is partly subjective but partly based on Allbino's somewhat objective reviews. I would not knock Allbino's reviews totally because they are probably the best objective reviews we have on the internet. I know this goes against the popular vote but personally I find a lot of Allbino's reviews...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    I have never found the Leica's to have that "ease of view" you describe. I have problems with short eye cups and blackouts with a lot of them but that depends on how they fit your face and how deep your eye sockets are. You mention color-contrast and size. I like the small size of Leica's also...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    Patudo. Nice answer. On the Noctivid you say it delivers the most "attractive image" in a traditional way. What do you mean by attractive? Is it because you prefer the color bias of the Noctivid or something else. You mention the compactness of the Leica's and I agree with that. For example, the...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    What do you prefer in the view of a Noctivid over the Zeiss SF or Swarovski 8.5x42?
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    CA On The Noctivid

    What do you prefer about Leica's? The optics or the ergonomics. They are small in size and weight which I like. I feel the small size handicaps the performance of the optics because of short focal length issues and such.
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    CA On The Noctivid

    A very warm color transmission biased towards the red spectrum and slightly higher in CA than the other alpha's and less sharp edges.
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    CA On The Noctivid

    I consider Leica's to be a distant third behind Swarovski and Zeiss. One of their best binoculars the Leica Ultravid Plus 10x42 is 13th place in the Allbino's ranking of 10x42's. Really! Not very impressive for a $2200.00 binocular. There are a lot of less expensive binoculars that outperform...
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    CA On The Noctivid

    Nikon, bounces the reds more also. Your correct and right on with the color balances. Some binoculars are more neutral also like the Swaro's.
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    CA On The Noctivid

    I would agree with jremmons. Every Leica I have tried has had more CA than the other alpha's, a much warmer color representation and less sharp edges. Some people like a lot of saturated colors as the Leica shows but I prefer a more "real" color representation. It is all in what you prefer.
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    CA On The Noctivid

    It is strange to me that the Noctivid has issues with CA. You would think on a $3000 binocular Leica would have used some of the best glass available to control it.
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