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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iambirding" data-source="post: 253952" data-attributes="member: 12991">my kahles experiencethe two models i've tried were the kahles  8 x42 and the 10x 42 both were bright, field of view was narrow and resolution and crispness were not impressive. i cannot tell if they were japanese made or austrian but those 2 models i found to be a bit cloudy as far as resolution goes. and yes i just had my eyes checked. 20/ 25i hate to be the voice of contradiction but that is what i saw in the kahles. my pentax resolution and clarity were there and i did not feel they were lacking. and i believe pentax to be some of the brightest bins out there, obviously zeiss victory knocks it out of the park. but remember my first choice for bins was kahles and i decicded to go with pentax and i could afford either. i've now decided to take it up a notch and go with the nikon venturer LX. i am happy with my pentax bins. out in the field and in my circle of birders they all agree pentax is the best mid priced roof bin that gets you very close to the best- swarovski, zeiss and nikon.final say kahles is good but not the best in this price range.</blockquote>