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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mulligatawny owl" data-source="post: 3529285" data-attributes="member: 94360">I see these are showing as in stock in some dealers now. I'm looking forward to comparing them to the DBA VHD when I get the chance. ( after a year clean I've had a binocular addiction relapse )I  have a renewed appreciation for the DBA VHD 8x42 after spending a week or so comparing them to some Zeiss Conquest HD 8x32's.I always assumed that in good light a quality 8x42 and an 8x32 would not differ too much in brightness but the difference between these two really surprised me. The Opticron made the Zeiss seem like an 8x25 when switching back and forth, the difference was that obvious, it really sold me on the benefits of a lightweight x42 as one's main binocular, and the Zeiss, as good as they are, went up for sale pronto. I would gladly sacrifice a little field of view for a lighter weight binocular. I think Opticron's philosophy of ' smaller , lighter, brighter, sharper' is eminently sensible.Anyway, the Imagic BGA VHD have a usefully wider field of view advantage over the DBA VHD'S plus the oilphobic coating that I don't think the DBA has, PLUS with the rumour of it being the same as the Tract toric I think it's gonna be a very interesting comparison. Man, do I love my DBA's though!</blockquote>