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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chosun Juan" data-source="post: 3696910" data-attributes="member: 92780">James, I do indeed love the view through the HT. Every time I look through one, that opinion is the same - there are some optical qualities to that view that are unrivaled. There is that wonderful 'clarity' that only a 100% internal reflection A-K, Porro(s), or Perger prism system will provide. I do find that they lack that last bit of micro contrast though - the view seems a little cartoonish to me in comparison to the SV, and the Fov is smack bang average. It's more the chassis package that they come in though ....I have used them in the field many times (mostly 8x), but every time the conclusion is the same - they just don't work for me ergonomically and are way too heavy for my liking for a 42mm. I guess the ergonomic bar has just been set too high by the Zen ED3's. Tempting, but I want to have my cake and eat it too. I got rid of the 'clarity' of the Swift Audubon 8.5x44 ED, for other reasons too. The weight difference in juxtaposition of a HT to a 660g Nikon MHG is startling. ~850g - That is the sort of weight that a well engineered 50mm SF would come in at. That extra objective size and relatively better ergonomics would make all the difference from 'no go' to 'go' for me.Chosun  :gh:</blockquote>