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Message: <blockquote data-quote="typo" data-source="post: 3467365" data-attributes="member: 83808">Ksmit,I found the eye positioning on the Vanguard Endeavour EDII 10x42 too fussy for my liking, and would agree that I the hand position awkward, though it appears to suite those with wider IPDs better. I've had the 8x42 for two years now and, while I find the dioptre locking a bit irritating, I've otherwise had no problems at all with it. The narrower barrels on the 8x32 means the I find the grip much better, but it's still a bit tight between the hinges for my stubby fingers.I've spent less time with the Spirit ED, but there seemed to be more variations between samples in that model so I might be a bit more cautious. It's a pretty decent binocularmfor the money if you get a good one. I'm struggling to remember now, but I think the edges might have been better on the 8x42 than the 8x36. Something you'd need to check for yourself.Apologies for the confusion. Of course I was referring to the Hawke Frontier ED. Although I will often comment on sweet spots when astigmatism or some other aberration softens the peripheral view prematurely, where the softening is defocus caused by field curvature any comment is normally totally meaningless. The range of pupil diameter possible wwhen using an 8x32 is equivalent to about 7 f-stops on a camera and the consequent affect on depth of field and width of good focus. On top of that younger people might have up to 15 dioptres focal accommodation, which has to help, but no longer applies to me sadly. The range could easily have been 30 to 80% on the Frontier ED 8x32, but it wasn't something I specifically checked as others, including yourself, might get a quite different answer. For what it's worth, if I recall correctly, it was mostly in the 40-60% range in good daylight. I would expect youngsters to do better.I don't know what proportion of the Lynx/M7s owners have reported a problem with hinge tension compared to other models. The point I was making is that I suspect it's a 2 minute DIY job with the right tool. What tool that is I don't know, but maybe others can help? Hope that's clearer.David</blockquote>

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