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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hermann" data-source="post: 3476750" data-attributes="member: 4925">I can only repeat what I wrote before: The only Habicht that can compete with high quality roofs is the 7x42 - provided you can live with the smallish field of view. BTW, the field of view is 114m/1000m, so it's still larger than that of a typical 10x40/10x42, but it sure does "feel" narrow. The 7x42 has no problems with veiling glare (in fact it's better than most roofs), slightly better eye relief than the 8x30 and the 10x40 (which makes a noticeable difference, at least to me), the stiffish focus isn't so bad in a 7x binocular due to the great depth of field at 7x. The optical quality, especially the clarity and the contrast, are quite amazing, the transmission is excellent, there are no colour casts. And it's very light. That said, the Nikon SE, especially the 8x32, is a much more "friendly" binocular in some ways. But the optics aren't as good as those of the Habicht 7x42, and it's not waterproof. The Nikon EII .... Well, it leaks like a sieve, and the optics aren't up to scratch. IMO, YMMV and all the rest of it.Hermann</blockquote>