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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hermann" data-source="post: 3401049" data-attributes="member: 4925">I find the optics of the Habicht clearly better than those of the SE, and the optics of the SE in turn  clearly better than those of the EII. The Habicht has better transmission, better contrast and a much more natural tint than either of the Nikons. I also find the build quality of the Habicht better. And it's waterproof, an important point in my part of the world.There are really only two things I don't like about the Habicht: The glare problems and the stiffish focuser. The glare is a killer as far as I'm concerned, that why I stick to the 7x42, despite the abysmal AFOV. It's a s shame though that Nikon didn't update the coatings of their porros, the SE with coatings of a similar quality as the latest version of the Habicht would be quite something. Hermann</blockquote>