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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Subzero888" data-source="post: 3398652" data-attributes="member: 106586">If you are bothered by CA and eye placement of the Conquest you should definitely look for another bin. You won't know for sure if you really like the EII till you try a pair. From my experience the EII shows very little CA even when I am trying to look for it. My eyes have taken quite a bit of pounding while unnecessarily trying to induce CA against bright back grounds. It has become a bad habit, one that I will rue when I get older.I believe everyone should own a good quality Porro and the EII is one of the best porros available now. It is one of the easiest bins I have tried including some of the Alpha roofs. The flimsy eye rubber cups take a little getting used to, but once you start using them the view is so immersive and addictive. Just this morning  I was comparing the EII to the brand new SV 8x32 and the EII holds its own against the brilliant SV. The SV is slightly sharper than the EII in the center. The EII's wider FOV brings more into the view and the 3-D depth of view all but makes up for the slight fall in sharpness compared to the SV. When looking at a tree 50 yards out with the EII the eyes fool you into seeing the curve of the trunk. I get the same feeling when watching birds and animals. You want to reach your hand out and hold the bird (Don't try that with an Ostrich<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. I never get that feeling with a roof bin. It is just stunning to use the EII scanning for birds in lakes and marshes where everything is in focus and so vivid.The EII has a reported close focus of 3m, but I can tell that it is actually 2m when I measured. Close focus on the EII needs the barrels to be brought closer to avoid eye strain, but it works well. Henry did an amazing review of the EII eleven years back and all of that holds true today - <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=38202" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=38202</a>The only real issue in the field is lack of weather proofing in the EII. If you don't use them in rain they should work well for many years. I see that the Japan EII bins are going up in price on eBay. A Japanese seller on Amazon has them listed at $427 now and it will be a bargain at this price when they are sold out in a few years.</blockquote>

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