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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Petrus82" data-source="post: 3077076" data-attributes="member: 117647">David,A very comprehensive report as always.  I have particular interest in this model, as you know.  I ordered it recently but sent it back.  There was a lot I liked, but quite important things I didn't like.I quite liked the look and handling of the binocular.  It is very tactile and grippy.  The ear lugs seemed a bit oddily placed and dug into my hands, but this was not a deal breaker.  I liked the focussing and it was much better than its bigger brother, operating fairly quickly and very smoothly.  The focus wheel was a little too small for me and I found it hard to get a good grip.  The Eye Relief was problematic for me.  I had to have them rammed right against my glasses.  I found the eye pieces steamed up and in general it was very uncomfortable.  This WAS a deal breaker. Of course there may be some variation but I didn't find them as optically good as you did.  I thought they were sharp in the centre but the sweet spot was small on the sample I had - I'd guess 50%.  Chromatic aberration was high, even in the centre, on my model.  I thought there was a "washed out" look to the image and I thought there was a hint of a yellow cast.  I did notice the same field curvature as you, but I quite liked that.  I thought there was a hint of pincushion too.  Did you notice this?  On the whole, I think they are fine for a £200 binocular and I've probably been too hard on them.  I agree with you completely that they would be a great first binocular and great for hiking/travelling.</blockquote>

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