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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KorHaan" data-source="post: 1627511" data-attributes="member: 49910">Spyglass,Where exactly is the armoring coming loose? And how long have you owned them 15x's?I've had the opportunity to compare the 15x50 IS's and the Swaro 15x56 SLC briefly and found the Swaro's to be sharper. They had excellent balance too.I'm thinking of buying a 15x50 IS too in the future, but can't decide before I've tried out the 10x42 L IS. The 10x42 L IS was reviewed by Jan Meijerink of the Twentse Vogelwerkgroep, and having read all his reviews of top of the range bins, I appreciate his thoroughness and value his opinion very much. The 10x42 L IS was submitted to his freeze test, several hours in the fridge then thawed rapidly, it was the only pair of bins that showed no condensation inside after this treatment. The Z-L-S bins all showed a little condensation. So apart from the excellent optics this is a strong plus for considering the 10x42 L IS. Plus the screw out eyecups. I've become so accustomed to the weight of the 18x50's I believe the weight of the 10x42's is something of a non-issue.Regards,Ronald</blockquote>