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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jring" data-source="post: 3591536" data-attributes="member: 133897">Hi,the point is - will you be able to notice or even be annoyed by the green tint of the SF if you don't have another pair of bins to compare (yes, the tint is there but you need very good eyes and/or a well thought out measurement technique to see it - remember Tobias Mennle, who did that review linked above is a nature filmmaker by trade and thus might be a bit more sensitive to correct color than most...)?If not, it might still be an option. Also a high transmission in green is certainly beneficial for low light use as rods are most sensitive around 500nm or green-blue.Also I would really recommend to have a look at the EDG if you didn't already... preferably being able to compare with others.Mechanics and optics are probably a notch above the other alphas, design and bragging rights less so...Some people say the Nikons have a bad transmission... unless they look through one... it's not just only about brightness but about contrast!I was watching a peregrine falcon nest on a power plant chimney with a group and since the fledglings were visible only occasionally and the adults quite busy too, some interesting discussions and comparisons of all optics on site took place in between... One gentlemen with an Ultravid HD 10x50 (not sure if plus) remarked about those old Nikon porros (my early model 005 serial # SE 10x42) which I was glad to hand to him to have a look through. His commentary was "Wow this is bright!" and "Where can I buy those?" Which is probably not true from transmission point of view but the contrast was far better in the SE on that bright day - the image of the Ultravid HD was probably brighter but looked washed out - even when veiling glare was not yet seen. When it was seen, it was in the Ultravid while the SE was unconcerned for as close as I dared to get to the sun...Joachim</blockquote>

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