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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kestrel1" data-source="post: 3425142" data-attributes="member: 113384">Good evening,today very rare "session" occured here in midwest Slovakia... Me and one man meet to test the one of greatest binocular on today market, even the low light test condition was reviewed. The samples we tested were:Zeiss HT 8x42, SLC HD 8x42, EL SV 8,5x42, UV HD+ 7x42, EDG 7x42.What to say shortly, the stunning image in every sample... Field Sharpness: 1. ELSV, 2.) EDG, 3.) SLC HD 4.) UV HD+, 5.) HTLow light: 1.) HT & UVHD+ 2.) SLC HD 3.) ELSV & EDGWhat to say, the UVHD+ in 7x42 is really nice binocular, lightweight and relaxed in hands, negligible shakeness, great sharpness, impressive low light performance...HT still king of the hill in terms of low light performance...SLC HD has the best wow effect...ELSV - best optical system, but it is not good to test it with binoculars with pincushion, due you will notice RB when switching binos...EDG - flat field without RB, great for nature watching, best eye relief and fluidy focusser...Result of review: if you will be forced to take only one from the binocular, you will spend day and cannot came to conclusion... But if you are open to compromise, then SLC HD will be winner :king:Thats the reason why I posted it into this thread :t:</blockquote>