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Message: <blockquote data-quote="typo" data-source="post: 3480141" data-attributes="member: 83808">Gus,Welcome to the forum.I like the Vortex Razor HD 10x50 a lot. The ergonomics of light weight and slim body suite me, and on the infrequent opportunities I've had to try it, the view quality I felt was really very good. Unfortunately the CA levels of the 12x50 were unacceptable for me. Individuals do vary in their sensitivity to CA, but it sounds like it could be an issue for you as well. We don't get the HD version of the Meopta Meostar 10x50 in Europe. I've compared the regular and the HD version of the 10x42 a couple of times, and the HD has better CA control but also a slightly chrisper image. At the time the HD appeared to have the more neutral colour balance, but that is something Meopta has improved over time and the samples may have been different ages. The HD version of the 10x50 is available as the Cabela's Instinct Euro HD from the US.I know you had a look at my report on the Meostar 12x50HD and hopefully got the message that I thought it was exceptional, one of the best binoculars I've tried for sure. However, there are particlar are things I look for in a binocular which the Meopta delivers, but others would have different priorities.The Razor HD 10x50 might be easier to handle but I'd go for the higher performance of the Meopta. I'm not particularly keen on the Swarovski ELSV 12x50, but it might be that field flatness or some other feature is more important to you. I've not tried the Ultravid HD+ 12x50 in good enough light to offer an opinion. David</blockquote>

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