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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ailevin" data-source="post: 3525471" data-attributes="member: 140149">I've had the Maven B3 8x30 and 6x30 for about a week now.  I have primarily using the 8x but will be wringing out the 6x over the next day or two.  I have been reporting on them in some detail <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.phpt=300491&page=7" target="_blank">here</a>.  The bottom line is that the Maven B3 8x30 is very impressive. It is optically and mechanically first rate, and as Frank said it bests the Sightron in brightness, field width, and edge performance.   I did have to get used to a much faster focus, the single hinge body design, and opposite direction of focus, but I now find them quite comfortable.  It isn't quite as impressive as the Maven B2 9x45, not quite as natural in hand as the Sightron 8x32, but it is a very very nice binocular.  As Bill said there is no perfect binocular, but this one suits me well.  Now I have to give the 6x30 a chance.  My first impression of the 6x30 is rather mixed since the field curvature is much more noticeable to me in the 6x30. I've also determined that I can hold the 8x30 steady enough that I can see more detail than with the 6x30.More Later,Alan</blockquote>