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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fazalmajid" data-source="post: 3352504" data-attributes="member: 134771">On the barrel as well, and the leather had swollen on one end, where it was normally flush with the body. I managed to clean it out with Lexol, but the swelling remains.I got the UV BL 8x20 a few days ago. From the unusual pouch I would guess it is a Product RED special edition. It doesn't look as sturdy as the normal hard leather case, but it is extremely elegant and purse-like for a lady.The 8x20 work fine with glasses, less so with the bare eyes if you have long eyelashes. My favorite binoculars remain the Leica 8x32 Ultravid HD, for the perfect balance of portability and optics (many other brands' 8x30 are almost as large as Leica 8x42), but you can't carry them everyday in a jacket pocket as you can with the 8x20. I preferred the old Trinovid 8x20BL body design and strap, even if optically they were not quite as good.</blockquote>