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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fireform" data-source="post: 1845721" data-attributes="member: 65457">I haven't compared the 10, but I did to a head to head between the 8x32 SE (recent mfg) and the 8.5 SV.  The SV was distinctly sharper across the field, to an extent greater than the tiny magnification difference would suggest.  This is subjective, of course.  The Nikon color balance and contrast are still very appealing.I owned and used various SEs from their inception and would have liked to say that the SV was another close but no cigar roof prism contender, but that was not the case.  The SVs are the best all around bins I've ever looked through.To get the best you still have to buy Euro, whether it's by a little or a lot.  That may change, just like the SE optics have now been eclipsed (in my opinion).  But as of now it's still the case.  The innovation still flows from the Teutons.  Most people don't care about the best or can't afford the best and are delighted with what they can get for $500, which is a lot and has never been better.  We have every reason to be delighted about that, but to turn around and knock the premium glass is just silly.  Swarovski appears to be selling SVs faster than they can make them, so it's hard to argue that they don't know what they're doing.</blockquote>