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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CMB" data-source="post: 1297128" data-attributes="member: 64853">I'll be interested to take a look at those #x32 Vipers when they come out.  However a wide FOV isn't of much interest to me.  I'd rather have magnification over FOV.  I also find there is such as thing as a binocular that is too bright.CA is a property that is very visible to me without having to look for it.  It is very difficult for me not to see it, or to see past it.  I own the Viper 8x42.There is no doubt that the Vipers exhibit CA.  I also saw CA in the Pentax SP, Stokes DLS, and Kowa BD - all of which cost more than the Vipers (and are more than I could spend).  All of these bins (Vipers included) control CA very well in the center of the field.This issue of being on a tight budget, and CA being very noticeable to me,  is how I ended up with high end compacts as my first bins.  I still think that a good high end compact can often be a better choice than a mid-level full size bin depending on where one birds.I've said before that my Leica 10x25 Trinovid BCA (non FL, ED, HD, FD, etc.) exhibit no CA.  I've had these for many years now.  I carry them in the field along with the Vipers because they each perform best when the other performs worst.  The Vipers excel in dark deep wood environments where CA isn't an issue and where the 10x25 struggle with the lack of light (is that a bird or a pine cone?).  The 10x25 are fantastic in bright high contrast areas where the Viper's show a lot of CA and where the subject is usually farther away.  Because I can go from deep woods to bright marsh/bay areas in the same hike,  I like having both the 8x and 10x on hand.So hopefully the #x32 Vipers will also control CA well.  If the 8x42 Vipers are anything to go by, the x32 versions should be plenty bright.</blockquote>

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