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Message: <blockquote data-quote="angelo225544" data-source="post: 1896090" data-attributes="member: 31246"><p>I agree, Ron. The view through the 7x50 Fujinon is very impressive. I use my FTMR's as much as possible, as long as there isn't much hiking involved. I've actually worked out a way of holding them by both prism housings while focusing both eyepieces simultaneously with thumbs and index fingers. Since focusing a 7x isn't nearly as fussy as higher magnifications, it works quite well, and the view (while not panoramic), is impressively bright and contrasty. Once focused, all that mass acts as an image stabilizer - I'm convinced I've never seen more detail through a 7x binocular. Having said all that, the Zeiss 7x42 FL remains the best all-around 7x binocular I've used. Most of the 7x50 B/GAT's I've looked at had at least some haze on the prisms. This is easily cleaned by a professional, but the B/GAT porro's seem to have this tendency, most likely caused by outgassing from cement or paint.</p></blockquote><p></p>