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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PhilR." data-source="post: 3206419" data-attributes="member: 118722">The EDII has a noticeably smaller FOV than the Terra.  However, in most other ways the EDII is IMO the better binocular.  The EDII feels more solid in the hand, and has a rubber outer cover that has a nice amount of grippiness (probably not a real word).  The Terra feels much more slick and plasticky (probably not a real word either).  The EDII's view is slightly sharper and brighter. The EDII also handles the stray light of a low-angle sun much better than the Terra.  Even though I prefer a wider FOV, I would still prefer the EDII over the Terra.   One area where the Terra falls flat is the focus wheel.  It is not nearly as smooth in rotation as the EDII's, and has way too much backlash to be likeable.  Like the body, the wheel feels cheap and plasticky.  In fact, if compared to the 32mm SII Blue Sky, M7, EDII, Conquest and Mojave, the Terra has the worst focus wheel of them all.  The EDII does weigh more than the Terra, but IMO does most everything better than the Terra.  Considering that they cost exactly the same price, the choice is easy to make.BTW -- neither of them are as good as my 8x30 M7.......  |<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />|</blockquote>