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Message: <blockquote data-quote="typo" data-source="post: 3623804" data-attributes="member: 83808">I'd actually decided to stay away from this thread. I have no idea what Batvenci means by 'best'. Perceived brightness, resolution, contrast or something else entirely? Of course, even if I had compared the three binoculars with a particular parameter in mind, my answers would totally depend on the type of target, the  luminance to the scene and the wavelength distribution of the available light. It would almost certainly be no use to Batvenci at all. Unfortunately, these technicalities don't seem to have deterred anyone else.I have tried a couple of the binoculars listed, but like others posting here, I haven't done any sytematic low light comparisons on those models. From testing a couple of dozen others in a range of twilight, moonlight and very dim artificial light conditions I would expect to get to get quite different answers depending on what I was looking for. My observations are broadly in keeping with Holger Merlitz paper based on the now rather dated, Zeiss and Leica research. Modern coatings quite clearly add another complexity, relating to the colour shift of the ambient light. While I might expect the SLC and HT to swap then top spot over the various lighting conditions I might personally anticipate, I would not consider buying either based on the samples I've tried. Of couse poor QC on a sample or two won't necessarily represent the whole production run, but personally, I'd keep an open mind and take a serious look beyond Gemany and Austria for the best low light allrounder.David</blockquote>

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