I trust you are basing this judgment on some sound personal experience, not hearsay?
[[[Here my very personal 2 ct on „average-performing“ based on my individual interaction with the Retrovid 7x35:
this is currently the best 7x35 on the market, and there currently are very few 7x40 / 7x42 binos that are as good or better than it.
And I like the 8x40 even better ... ]]]
No Canip I haven't had a look through them yet, so my assessment is based on specification and price. The 7x35 looks gorgeous and the fov of 140m is attractive too but the close focus (while probably perfectly adequate for most birders) is depressingly long at 4m for a nature observer and the 16mm of ER looks marginal, although to be sure, this can be deceptive.
Nevertheless I accept your slap on my wrist and admit I may have been hasty and have only the provocative tone of Post 335 to offer as an excuse and I certainly wish you many years of enjoyable viewing with them.
Lee