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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John M Robinson" data-source="post: 1599704" data-attributes="member: 61814">To back up his comment about individual specimens and personal ergonomics, when I bought my first Alphas, I was able to take the Swaro 8.5x42 EL and an Ultravid 8x42 BR home for a weekend of evaluation in all light conditions. The price was identical for both, and based on store evaluations I was pretty sure I was going to buy the EL, but after a weekend of testing I picked the Ultravid. One of the determining factors was how good the Ultravid was edge to edge, so I am always surprised to read about a larger Swaro sweet spot.The reality was I thought the ELs were a little easier view for my eyes, I had to hold the BRs a little more carefully, the ELs also had a smoother focus, so the EL's were better in that regard, but by every other subjective optical measure I prefered the Leica's, sharpness, contrast, color. To be totally honest we are spitting the finest of hairs here and I would have been perfectly happy forever with the Swaros. It really came down to better rain guard and case for Leica and I liked having that no-fault Passport warranty card in my wallet, so I picked the Leica's.John</blockquote>