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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lou H" data-source="post: 692979" data-attributes="member: 46640">Victory, Ultravid, Swaro 8x32sTo add to my previous comments on the Zeiss 8x32 T*FL:  I had an opportunity to briefly compare the FL to a Swarovski EL8x32 WB and Leica 8x32 Ultravid.  It was not an extensive comparison and all viewing was done hand-held.  I’m not that fussy about way binos feel in the hand but found I preferred the Leica to the Zeiss to the Swarovski.  The Leica was the most compact and I also felt it looked the best.  It had smaller diameter eyecups that fit me better than the large diameter Zeiss pieces.  The Swarovski has unusual appearance, which could possibly grow on me, but it was a full inch longer than the other two. Although the Zeiss was somewhat bulkier than the Leica, it was not significantly bigger overall.  It did look kind of clunky compared to the other two, especially with its huge focus knob.  Of course I spent most of my time looking through rather than at these binoculars examining a resolution chart and some detailed colorful items. They all had adequate eye relief to use with my glasses, although I did most viewing with no glasses. No need to say that all three provided excellent viewing with indistinguishably excellent on axis resolution.  Switching fairly quickly between the three, I found the Zeiss to be a bit brighter, a smidgeon cooler, and to have a seemingly a wider in fov, although it and the Swaro have the same 420’ fov spec while the Leica is spec-ed at 404’.  Looking again more carefully, it seemed the impression of a wider fov was due to the brighter image and less off-axis aberration.  Among the three, I felt the view through the Zeiss was the most gratifying with the Swaro and Leica being almost indistinguishable.</blockquote>

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