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Message: <blockquote data-quote="zipolly" data-source="post: 1912156" data-attributes="member: 69230">new vs oldI owned a pair of the new 10x42 swarovisions for about 3 weeks and at first i wasnt bothered by the "rolling ball" effect , but the more i used them the more troublesome it became to the point where i was lucky enough to return them and get a full refund , they are incredibly bright and sharp but for me the effect is too much and caused eyestrain and a feeling of slight nausea , i managed to find a 2009 pair of ELs and they are superb with no rolling ball effect and in my opinion just as bright and as sharp .Obviously the effect is subjective but i would recommend anyone buying these to fully test them in field conditions especially when spending nearly £1700 on binoculars.</blockquote>