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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patudo" data-source="post: 3675275" data-attributes="member: 139299">Frankly, maybe M ought to manufacture the classic Trinovids for L - it isn't as though L hasnt sub-contracted work to M before!tenex, my brother recently acquired the SLC 10x56 WB for the specific purpose of picking out tiny targets at very long distance, and for following birds over cluttered backgrounds (for which jobs, after more than a month's use, probably four to six times a week for stints averaging four to five hours, he considers it performs noticeably better than even the superb 8.5x42 he was using and still uses when the big SLCs are too affected by wind buffet).  We were able to compare these with the 10x54 HT which was also excellent, as well as lighter and more handy - but he selected the SLCs as they felt more reassuring in terms of build.  I have only used them a few times myself - they still don't match the 8x56 SLC for the pure quality of the view, but are (in my opinion anyway) close enough to the 10x54 HT for there to be very little between them.  Very impressive instrument.</blockquote>