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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 1668489" data-attributes="member: 665">Zak,And here I thought you were an Italian making an alphanumeric phonetic spelling for your name Fiachi Ferrar. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Well, if you were losing your mind to begin with, reading the posts on this thread probably drove you full tilt Bozo! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />As Martin mentioned earlier, a Meopta that might please both you as a newbie binofan (but not newbie birder) and a more discriminating birding optics aficionado like Jim is the Meopta 8x32. Read Frank D's review: <a href="http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14996" target="_blank">http://www.opticstalk.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14996</a>Note his comments about the color bias, or lack of, Jim.Frank's photo of the 8x42 and 8x32 together also gives a sense of scale. As far as the reported "Ambervision" color bias of full sized Meoptas, Clay from Swarovski explained on another thread how earlier Swaros had a yellowish bias for hunters who use their bins in awful weather (like today's "white out" conditions in some parts of PA) and for "glassing" against the snow. Although I don't hunt, I do "bird" in the winter, but I would rather have a bin with bright "neutral colored" images and high ER so if necessary, I could use sunglasses to tone down the glare of snow cover in the winter while still providing me excellent color fidelity in the spring, summer, and fall.  According to Frank, it appears Meopta designed the 8x32 model with birders in mind and so made them more "color neutral". So for those who don't like the "pinky focuser" on the 8x30 SLC, the Meopta 8x32 might be a suitable alternative. I hope to try one next spring.</blockquote>

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