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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rathaus" data-source="post: 3449995" data-attributes="member: 132018">Denco,I edited my post....somewhat clumsily 8-POne of the first mentioned and main concerns was on axis resolution for eyes of 20/15, the viewer noting that Nikon e2 out resolved the Habicht...the viewer noted the Habicht was not sharp. This definitely does not ad up to me. When something obvious (a given) doesn't ad up, something is amiss. Everybody on earth knows about the various Habicht shortcomings...and that's not one of them! Their otherworldly on axis resolution and contrast is what has made them so legendary.If you want to strictly talk flare and glare, viewing in challenging light, then none of the modern swarovisions are great. My 10x Habicht are at least as good in this area. Alpha Canon and Fujinon will destroy any modern Swarovski in this area. I've extensively tested them all side by side. Viewing scenery and wildlife under superb Clear skies, pre, and then post sunset for the next half hour to hour - the swarovisions offer up their typical 'milky and murky' view which renders them almost useless to me at this superb viewing time. Roll out the canon and Fujinon under the same conditions and their capacity to slice through glare is so devastating that I've wondered if their twilight performance isn't better than their daytime performance. I'm talking about an optical difference that a complete layperson can detect and then articulate, unprompted, in a couple of seconds. The not insignificant downside of the canon and Fujinon?...for agile and proper extended use, the user will require the physical size and strength of ex-Soviet weightlifters such as Anatoly Pisarenko or Vasily Alexiev.All bins have their strengths and flaws. It's half the fun <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Rat</blockquote>

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