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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3449989" data-attributes="member: 25300">"Prisms are so undersized that a prism edge actually cuts into the exit pupil. That makes already poor resistance to glare from inadequate baffling of the objective cell even worse when bright side light arrives at an angle that reflects off the prism glass back to the eyepiece."I was a big fan of the Habicht 8x30 W myself until I experienced this phenomena myself while observing Mountain Goats on high craggy peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park from a low observation point. The glare totally blocked the view and I couldn't see anything. I had to get my Swarovski 8x32 SV's out to see the goats. Totally unacceptable in a binocular. Henry is correct. My observations support his observations. My Habicht's are gone.:-C</blockquote>