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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kevin Purcell" data-source="post: 1321821" data-attributes="member: 68323">I would guess that the HP might be similar to or a bit better than the Diamondbacks given it's price point it seemed to be competing in the Monarch price range. The non-HP version don't appear to be phase-compensated (so they're a rather old design) so that would be rather worse view. I note that the Equinox HP (and the Equinox) have  narrower FOV than the Diamondback (which is a nice feature) but wide FOV also comes with less resistance to stray light (unless like Zeiss you work on it!) so they might be more resistant to veiling glare than Diamondback.As Tero says even the sale items are returnable for a full refund. Order both and pick one! And then write up a comparative review for BF <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>