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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chosun Juan" data-source="post: 3377487" data-attributes="member: 92780">Hey Solo,Try not to be too freaked out by flat-field designs and any propensity they have for exhibiting the 'rolling ball' phenomena when viewing, purely by reading alone.  In reality, less than ~20% of people will have a problem, and not all of those would be deal breakers.  You really have to view them for yourself to see how they gel with your eyes/brain.Swarovski has been widely thought to have 'tweaked' their optical distortion formulas in recent years to make them more friendly to more people.I would also caution that some reports contradict what Lee has said about the SF ...... ie while the field is indeed 'milder' in that it isn't as sharp to the edge, any translation of that into reduced RB effect has turned out to be more marketing than reality with some people bothered by RB in the SF that have no problem with it in the SV ......  It really will be important to eyeball them all yourself.Chosun  :gh:</blockquote>