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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Subzero888" data-source="post: 3584552" data-attributes="member: 106586"><p>If you are going to replace the Leica 8x32 BA with field flattened bins, the only two options among the alphas are Swaro SV 8x32 and Nikon EDG 8x32 . There is no 8x32 in Zeiss SF and Leica thinks field flattening is for suckers. Between Swaro and Nikon, most would agree Swaro is the better choice. Some think Nikon is better. I have used the SV 8x32 FieldPro for close to a year and am still impressed by it. My other pair of Leica UVHD 10x42 is dear to me and I tend to use the Leica more for the reason I am mostly birding close to a lake for better reach. If I can only have one pair, the SV 8x32 would be my choice. The handling, eye relief, light weight, fov all make it almost perfect. Using both the flat field SV and regular Leica I have hard time adjusting my eyes to see objects in the edge of the field. It strains my eyes doing that. I tend to only look at objects in the center field.</p></blockquote><p></p>