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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3360168" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>The newer Habicht's made 2011 and after with the updated Swarotop coatings are without a doubt optically the best porro-prism binoculars ever made even besting Nikon SE's and EII and I will admit will challenge even the best roofs and have better 3D to boot and they have that wonderful light transmission that porro's are known for but you have to put up with their quirks like a stiff focus and small eyecups. There are fixes for those problems if you want to make the modifications. If Swarovski would take the Habicht 8x30 and put better baffling in it to control glare, upgrade the eyecups so they were more comfortable and make the focus a little less tight it would probably be the best birding binocular in the world but they will never do it.</p></blockquote><p></p>