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Message: <blockquote data-quote="typo" data-source="post: 3407925" data-attributes="member: 83808">Before this thread gets too silly I'd just like to point out that the exit pupil of the Minox 8x44 has more than twice the area of an 8x30 and will have far superior low light capability. If I remember correctly it also has less field curvature than the porros mentioned and will therefore have a bigger sweet spot, particularly in low light. I wouldn't count neither porro amongst the very best for CA either. All the unsealed binoculars I own have fogged up sooner or later when taken from the warm, humid environment inside my jacket into the cold. Fortunately only temporary inconvenience so far.Those two 8x30 porros mentioned really are very good, but not best at everything. Just depends on your priorities.David</blockquote>