I took the SRs out for a walk round Airthrie Loch today, so here are my second impressions. Round the neck, they're not exactly elegant; they toe-in in a very determined way. They're only 80g heavier than the Kyonons, but the extra weight seemed noticeable, though not really a problem.
Optically, I have nothing but praise. Bright, sharp, contrasty, rich colours, wide FOV, good DOF, good into the light, good in heavy shade. Very pleasant and easy to look through. I was looking at a pair of mallards by the bank to try out the close focus, when they started doing their dipping beaks display. They were side on to me, but I was able to keep them both in the picture. That extra quarter of a degree on the FOV came in handy. And the clarity of detail was amazing.
Overall, I think these are excellent, especially at the price, though I'm not a connoisseur and can't give an appraisal based on a familiarity with the top bananas. The binox that gave me the most wow! factor (WF) when I tried them out were the Zeiss 8x32 FLs. The SRs certainly have a WF, but how close they approach the FLs I can't say. Probably not very. But there are plenty of models I've tried that are much more expensive and don't have a WF at all.
Michael.