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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ceasar" data-source="post: 3627896" data-attributes="member: 26155">Jerry Liquori wrote in his book "HAWKS from every angle" that he used 7x binoculars because of their wide FOV.  See page 11.  In his book "HAWKS at a Distance" he said he used  Zeiss 7x45 Nightowls from 1994 until 2008 when he got the Zeiss 7x42 Victory.  He used them because of their very wide FOVs. It is easy to make nearly distortion free 7x42s with 8º FOVs (420'@1000yds).  They show some pincushion at the edges.   The Nikon EDG and Leica Ultravid 7x42s have 8º FOVs and Swarovski had a 7x42 SLC B up until 2010 when they discontinued it.  They all are superb binoculars.  Even my old long discontinued Leitz 7x42 Trinovid BA with Uppendahl prisms had an 8º FOV without distortions and it still is a fine general use birding binocular.     High priced, top of the line, easy to use, distortion free 7x binoculars like those mentioned above  don't sell very well.   It is doubtful than a quality 7x42 with a 9º (472.50') field of view would sell very well either.Bob</blockquote>