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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smurf.for.mark" data-source="post: 1299065" data-attributes="member: 63586">the hawke frontier model i was reffering to see pic below was the older discontinued version and the "unevenness i was talking about i'll try and explian.. the right side tube was impossible to focus sharp and was noticable in all conditions allthough only slightly in good light. i just couldnt figure it out and would spend ages fiddling with the diopter and focus. focusing on near objects would require a different diopter setting than focus at infinity?alignment "seemed" to be spot on and i could not here anything rattling around inside! it could have been a collimation problem? or maybe an ommision in the phase coatings or just a poor bit of glass or maybe a poor mechanical focus mechanism ... what ever it was i took them back and was offered a new pair but it was evident striaght away in store that they were also faulty with a bad cats eye exit pupil in the right ep and this made viewing uncomfortable. also the anti reflective multi coatings are not imo very good compared to some slightly higher priced bins, having the typical green and pinky purple hue found on cheaper chinese gear i could see an awfull lot of detail in my face reflected in the objectives, unlike my opticrons that i can only just barely see my out line and maybe a hint of facial detail. it would seem imo the problems i had with mine were quality control issues/ and maybe bad workmenship...possibly bad design which is why they were disscontinued???the stay on objective lens caps where a real pain too and would constantly keep falling off the lenses also the attachments for the strap were under neath the barrels (it was all but impossible to thread the strap through due to the thickness of the rubber around them) instead of on the sides which would leave the bins at an awkward cant with objectives towards you when carried. the placement of the eyes for the strap  again was  a pain when i tried it with the rain guard and would leave the bins hanging around the neck with right objective banging on your chest at a 45 degree angle.the supplied neck strap was fit only for the bin im afriad, just a strip of nylon webbing and only half an inch wide.ps i dont understand what all the fuss is about the new ED glass? i dont notice CA in my opticrons at 8x mag unless i really look for it at the extreme edge of fov also colour is spot on for me... sure they could be a tad sharper but there so close to imo perfection would i even notice?regards mark</blockquote>

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