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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rathaus" data-source="post: 3311731" data-attributes="member: 132018">This particular Canon is unbelievable. I've been comparing it to the markets best alphas for years. It outperforms my alpha zeiss, 8, 8.5SV and even the fujinon in numerous areas. Sharper to the edge (never ever seen an edge like this...totally different class even to Fuji and SV), larger apfov, and a better solution to a flat field (you never even think about it). It's control of glare is in another league to the SVs. It's a sunset monster. It's resolution and contrast are simply not exceeded. Imo this redline canon is one of the best glass ever made, it's just that its a plasticky brick!...with that IS which has been known to be erratic depending on how the bin is stored...or treated.....but then when you engage IS....the other alphas are finished, even if it is a brick. I'd like to see the old redline cannon go up against the new SF...optically and technically id wager my money on the plastic brick...and that's without engaging its Jedi mind trick IS.And yes, the instructions do say to get a bucket of fresh water and to fully immerse the cannons to clean them.A great Bino for sitting elbows propped on a balcony table...or a camping table.Another popular mod with this bino is to screw two or three filter rings (glass removed ) into each objective to give the outer glass objectives (false themselves) a little more set back and protection. Also, if you cleanly slice off the rubber objective cover's remove assist rubber nodules/flaps which will stop them getting caught on the case every time you pull this bin in or out of its case. They also seem to snap more cleanly into the empty filter rings than originally otherwise.Rathaus</blockquote>

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