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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mayoayo" data-source="post: 1424338" data-attributes="member: 16781">Dennis ..How contrast compares between the ZEN and the LXL..?...I know that sharpness and CA control are better in the ZEN all the way...But the Contrast in the LXL ,if i remember well was just amazing...I still debating  whether the Front focus action of the ZEN,and the exposed bright shinny grease exposed,is a bit of a reflection magnet .The large Exit pupil is very forgiving and by now i am quite good at placing the binocular in the right position and "navigating" the reflections,but if you look inside the binocular ocular from a distance you can see some halos and reflections(Henry Link pointed this to me ,and really ,you can see exactly what and where is illuminated inside the binocular),Perhaps more(internal reflections) than on the LXL or the Pentax ED...and Dennis,since you mentioned the pentax ED 8x32,the ZEN is definitely Sharper but the Pentax seems to me to have MUCH better coatings,and that translates in Contrast/flare control advantage,that is noticeable..it (the Pentax)perhaps has even less chromatic aberration,but they are both so close to none,that the difference is nothing worth to mention.The Pentax eyecups are VERY similar in fit/feeling of those of the ZEN,and the ZEN focuser is better and feels more solid and better build than the Pentax ED..In fact Build quality seems better in the ZEN,.The ZEN is also easier to hold steady,it has the right mass and perfectly balanced.. The Pentax 8x32 was nice in size when you had to put it in a backpack,but to hold it steady,Was not  very comfy(hands too close for me,got a bit shaky sometimes).One thing is for sure,The ZEN is very,very easy to like a lot.</blockquote>

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