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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sancho" data-source="post: 1735498" data-attributes="member: 27039"><p>Convinced now. I can´t explain it technically, but they appear sharper and more contrasty than anything else I own. I didn´t think the "flat field" would be that important, given that we only use the centre anyway for viewing birds. But it is very, very impressive. To the extent that now, when I look through, say, Zens or EII´s, I really notice the softening of the image at the periphery, and it irks me somewhat. The FOV isn´t much narrower than the EII 8x30, and although heavier than those or Canon IS 10x30, I can hold them very steady. The SV are so flare-free that the Canons flare is now also very noticeable. The caveat is still "rolling-ball", which doesn´t bother me, but may annoy some. I´m not sure why, really. I find that if I look for rolling-ball when panning across a tree-line, I´ll see it because I´m thinking about it. But if I´m panning to view a flying bird, I don´t notice the rolling-ball at all, only the bird.</p></blockquote><p></p>