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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John M Robinson" data-source="post: 3542364" data-attributes="member: 61814">Back in 2009 when I was ready to jump in and buy a good pair of binos, I spent a lot of after work time at the shop trying everything. That's when I joined this site to learn more about optics. It finally came down to be between a 8.5x42 Swarovski or 8x42 Ultravid BR. My shop let me take home both pairs for a weekend. I live out in the country with lots of trees, rolling fields and mountains in the back yard, so was able to give each bino a really good test. I ended up keeping the Leicas, but it was close.</blockquote>