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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tvc15_2000" data-source="post: 746739" data-attributes="member: 4960">January 07 issue of Consumer Reports ranked binoculars that cost under $1000.The article explained they tested for sharpness, brightness, flare, how well they focused, portability, grip, ease of adjustment, durability at temps of +13F and +185F for several hours each.  The article is 2/3 of a page long,  and short on details. It is not an in depth report.The test result bubble columns include image, Durability  Ease of use, Field with glasses. I did not have the time to show all ratings but I think most of us would be interested in the image rating which I did include. I do not agree with their findings but am posting  them for those who may not have access to the article.  I apologize in advance for any unintentional errors  I might have made while summarizing. For 10 Power the overall rating scores and the image bubble ratings  are as follows: Nikon Premier 10X25 90% Image Excellent Zeiss Victory Compact 10X25 89% Image Very Good Pentax DCF HR II 10X42 81% Image Very Good Swarovski 10X25 BP 81% Image Very Good Leica Ultravid 10X25 BR 78% Image Very Good Audobon 10X42 HP 74% Image Good Olympus 10x42 EXWP 71% Image Good Pentax UFC-X II  10x25 69% Image GoodFor 8 Power the overall rating scores are as follows: Zeiss 8X20 BT 89% Image Very Good Cannon 8X25 87 % Image Very Good Zeiss 8X30 Conquest 87% Image Excellent Olympus 8X21 RC 1 84% Image Very Good Eschenbach Trophy 8X32 78% Image Very Good Nikon SportStar 74% Image Good</blockquote>

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