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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OwenM" data-source="post: 1303552" data-attributes="member: 63408">Not really. You just ignored the fact that I specifically stated "long range", and mentioned mirage. It's more about atmospheric conditions than anything. I'm not indoors reading printed pages in a lit room here. The 8x32 ED deals with CA, glare, haze, mirage, etc. better than the 12.5x50 SP whose extra magnification serves to make all of those things much more noticeable. Presumably due to its ED glass and different coatings, it also deals with them better than the indentically spec'ed 8x32 SP, which is what I'm really comparing them to. Like I said, right now I see as much detail at long range with the 8x32 ED as with the 12.5x50 SP. That will change as the weather cools, and the challenges presented by heat and humidity coupled with terrain features disappear, and for this comparison was only noteworthy in that the 8x32 SP does not show that same level of detail.</blockquote>