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Message: <blockquote data-quote="typo" data-source="post: 3287947" data-attributes="member: 83808">Justin,If you are going to judge binoculars primarily on CA then you really are going to be stuck with your heavweight Kowa for a long time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Of the five of my binoculars I use the most, two have ED glass and three don't and I see CA in all of them if the light conditions are right, just as I do with the alphas. I find them all acceptable when my eye positioning is correct so I don't know where that puts me on the sensitivity scale. The Bonelli does allow a greater flexibility of eye position than most the majority of the time. You just need to be particularly precise in those high contrast situations, which in my test period hasn't been too often. I'm sure some won't find that acceptable.I've not tried the Alpen, but I personally would choose the Bonelli over the other three as 8x42s. Partly it's the ease of use but mostly it's that crystalline clarity. At BirdFair I really felt little compared in that regard. Maybe the Ultravid HD plus 7x42 or perhaps my old favourite the Razor HD 10x50 but I didn't recheck all the top marks again on this occasion. I don't know if adding ED glass would have compromised the Bonelli's other optical characteristics but this is a much better binocular than the Kite Ibis ED, for example, in my opinion.I'm sure we all have different priorities and I know the Bonelli won't suite all. I'd just suggest it's something worth checking if you get a chance, though I guess that might be a rather slim one in your neck of the woods. David</blockquote>

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