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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WJC" data-source="post: 3611799" data-attributes="member: 25191">170903Hi Ed:I’m taking a break from working on the shed I’m really not man enough to work on. So, thank you for giving me a reason to sit down.First, I wish I could have known about the WX before writing my vignette “It’s Sharp from The Center to The Edge.” I doubt if it would have TOTALLY changed my conclusion. But, all I have read indicates it would have certainly tweaked my thinking. An 85- degree AFoV in a 10-power, sharp to the edge; that’s nothing to sneeze at. $6,000, however, is right up there with congestive heart failure.Unless he is a tool junky, a fellow needing to drill a number of 5/8-inch holes does not go to the hardware store to but an electric drill. He goes to buy those 5/8-inch holes. It’s just that the drill is the device that makes those holes possible.There is NO DOUBT that the WX is a milestone in binocular development—I bought my SE for that very reason. What you must figure out is whether or not the WX is going to make your viewing experience $6,000 more valuable! Which is of greater interest, the holes or the drill? Only you can answer.I would LOVE to have one. But, having no retirement—thank you Uncle Sam—I am waiting for my first royalty check to even buy some of my books to sell locally, thus it’s pretty obvious I will go to my grave without one. Keep in mind this is from the guy who has no talent but has owned 32 expensive Rickenbacker guitars. Education and IQ do NOT equal ... SMARTS!And, if you are considering the WX for birding, think of all the birds you will lose sight of while fiddling with that independent focus. Astronomy, well that is another matter. If your target there is rapidly changing its proximity, you have MUCH MORE to worry about than focusing a binocular. :cat:Bill</blockquote>

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