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Message: <blockquote data-quote="drabina" data-source="post: 3212139" data-attributes="member: 132115">I know that I am posting this on a public forum and somebody one day is going to held me responsible but to the best of my ability, the FOV and magnification on both binoculars is the same. I have no proof for this but I have really tried to point the binoculars on something in the distance and see if one provides wider view (i.e. from the red tree to the left to the power pole on the right) but in few tries I have come to the conclusion that they provide the same FOV. Though there is a possibility that I am missing something obvious here.I will take the pictures today when I get back from work.Well, I do own the Leupolds for about a year now. I think I bought them early Summer 2014. I have used them last Summer and now in the spring. They were just sitting in the closet thru the Winter. The rubber coating is fine as it pretty much wraps around the binoculars but in one spot (about 0.5x0.5") there is a noticeable bubble. Looks like the skin separated from what's underneath. Kinda like a bubble on your new phone screen protector. This one is bigger though and you can feel the air inside as you press in this particular location. Kinda annoying. We'll see how the Celestrons hold up. So far they are winning with smoother focusing ring and lockable eye cups.</blockquote>