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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RJM" data-source="post: 1740830" data-attributes="member: 66340">The ZRS is similar in specs to the older Bushnell Legend non-ED glass bino. But the Bushnell Legend also has Rainguard coatings (which also qualifies it for the really cool fleece camo jacket bonus offer). I believe Bushnell was the first to market hydrophobic coatings which has now been picked by the "alpha" OEMs for their flagship models. FWIW, Edz on CN has a "highly recommended" rating on the original Legend. And in fact, that was the primary reason I took a chance on the newer Legend Ultra HD which adds a much wider FoV and ED objectives. Bushnell only sells their cheapy "toy" glass in Japan and since my interest is only in premium optics Bushnell was never on my radar. Still I had been itching to try one of these Kunming-made ED glass roofs but did not want to risk more than $300 to buy "generic". Thanks to Ardy for bringing these to my attention! A major concern re: the Ultra HD for me was if they could pull off the much larger FoV while still maintaining the Legend's sharpness and eyerelief. Seems they have. This ultrawide FoV with very large sweet spot is the real advantage of these bins (only a handful of 8x bins are this wide and this sharp across the FoV) while the HD glass is just icing on the cake adding contrast and color saturation to the views. Anyway, I am not pushing anything. I could care less what others buy. Just passing on free lessons I have paid "tuition" to learn. Hopefully, with all the highend optics that have passed over my peepers over the years I have learned to distinguish an exceptional optic from a marginal optic.  When making my purchasing decisions, given two binoculars with similar price/feature sets, brand vs. "generic", I will pick a brand name every time. Over the years, they store more value and have reliable warranty and service track record. Rick</blockquote>

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