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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CliveP" data-source="post: 3276251" data-attributes="member: 85835">I would say "addictive" about this new Hawke Sapphire 8x43 I have and that's mainly because of the light brilliance, the sharpness and colour profile which is occasionally etherial rather than natural, BUT, there is some glare on occasion in the form of bottom cresent and there is some comma, that bright band that can appear around the outside ocular edge like a silver flash. It's not enough to make me unaddicted as both can easily be ignored or removed with better eye position but obviously these things are not desirable. Are there no such issues with the Questa?My Kowa SV 8x32 doesn't have this glare or comma and in a way that makes it easier to use but it definitely scores lower in the addictive traits I mentioned above, so for me it's forgive the Sapphire for it's little infringements in order to obtain the otherwise awesomeness. This is definitely a binocular were you will enjoy the pretty much guaranteed amazement reaction from those who would try it and I'd definitely want a future model if they correct these small issues  I mentioned or probably even if they didn't. As I say for me there is something addictive about it. It isn't perfect but it is addictive and I like that, well I haven't much choice really now that I'm addicted.The Questa just sounds perfect which somehow seems that it is missing something. It's the steady Eddie to the flawed genius?</blockquote>