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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sancho" data-source="post: 1344589" data-attributes="member: 27039">Yeah, I might be looking a gift-horse in the mouth here. I have to get my head around the FOV "issue". It´s the same FOV as the 8x5 Swaros, but with them there´s a slight positive trade-off in terms of magnification.It does seem as though solid manufacturers with a reputation to uphold (I would imagine the German Police and Military would be fairly rigorous in their demands...) have decided to design a bino for demanding birders. The dual-dioptre was praised highly by someone somewhere, not sure if it´s necessary or how it would benefit me with astigmatisms in both eyes. I really would love to see a pair of these...dealers in the UK will send them over here on a 10-day return policy, so maybe after Xmas. If I go for it, I´ll give you my two-and-a-half pence sterling´s worth...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  Here´s a review from Birdwatch mag: <a href="http://www.steiner-binoculars.co.uk/public_html/pdf%20files/BirdWatch.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.steiner-binoculars.co.uk/public_html/pdf files/BirdWatch.pdf</a>      It gives the weight at slightly lower than I quoted above, and speaks well of the dual-dioptre. It doesn´t actually compare them to other bins, though...although Steve C did a thorough job of that for us.</blockquote>

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