Eetundra,
I own the Swaro 7x42 SLCs (Swarobright version) and personally prefer them to Ultravids and Victory FLs. However, there is now a fourth top quality 7x42 contender, the Meopta B1, which came on the market last year. They are sometimes described as SLC look-alikes but are, in fact, 15mm shorter and about 60g lighter.
I recently bought a pair of 7x42s for my wife, so have been able to conduct detailed comparisons. Both SLCs and Meoptas offer a bright easy view with similar eye relief and very good edge sharpness, which is superior to the Zeiss Victory. It may well just be field curvature on the Zeiss but if you have poor accommodation, as I do, it amounts to the same thing. CA on both is also similar and, while seldom troublesome, is definitely inferior to the Zeiss.
The Meoptas focus down to 3m and have a slightly larger fov than the SLCs. It is quoted on the Meopta website as 137m @ 1000m but this must be a misprint as that is also the figure for the 8x42s. They come with a useful carrying case and are about 60% of the price of the SLCs. On the negative side, the twist-out eye cups are a little loose compared to Swaro, the focussing wheel, while smooth and precise, is still somewhat stiff, and pincussion distortion is of similar magnitude to Leica and Zeiss.
John