Good useful information on the Habicht's. I have never heard of objective covers. Your quite the resource when it comes to binocular history. Comparing the Habicht 10x40 W to the Nikon 8x30 EII you can see the Habicht is a notch above it in brightness and resolution. I would recommend everybody have an EII because it is unusual in that it has probably the biggest FOV of any binocular around and in the under $500 price point it is easily the best value and the newer EII is much brighter and more color neutral than the older ones but the Habicht just has that sparkle that sets it apart from most other binoculars with it's awesome transmission. The Habicht 10x40 W is very glare resistant also. Tonite, I was viewing just below the sunset and I saw no glare and I believe I would have seen some glare in my 8x32 SV in that scenario. I like the 10x40 W so much I am going to try the 8x30 W again and I might try some of these glare reduction ideas on it since I know it is more prone to glare than the 10x40 W.. Thanks, for the objective diameter sizes. Your measurements have been right on.
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