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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DanDavis" data-source="post: 3591509" data-attributes="member: 117411">Thanks Chuck, I am loving the 8.5x42, but I have arranged to go back to the shop this Saturday to compare it to another two binoculars. Although I am starting to think comparing with the 10x42 sv is a waste of time. I do want to try the 10x50 sv, just out of curiosity more than anything. What's your thoughts on your 10x50 sv? Yu didn't actually say in your original post. Sure, although I won't be able to go into the same detail as some on here. I'll start with the Noctivid - I liked it a lot, optically I thought it was excellent, it was a great looking binocular and it felt good in the hands, but it was also the most expensive one I tried. With the price in mind, I expected it to really stand out from the rest but I didn't think it did, so I decided against it.Zeiss HT - for the life of me I cannot remember why I decided against this binocular, which is somewhat annoying. I will have a look through it again on Saturday, and get back to you.Zeiss SF - This binocular was almost the binocular I went home with. I loved the wide FOV, optically I thought it was brilliant and it also was the best fitting binocular for my hands. I spent ages looking through it, then through the SV, then back again. The only thing that put me off was the colour of the image. I thought it had a green tinge to it, and compared to the SV, I didn't like it.Thanks Chosun,I'm glad I made the follow up post now, as I feel the 10x42 isn't going to suit my needs. However, my interest in the 10x50 has been ignited again. You say you find it very steady to hold but this is the one thing that worries me about this binocular. Is it really a binocular for handheld use?</blockquote>

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