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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3192840" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>That is interesting that you like the EII better than the SF. Even with almost equal FOV's and the SF having the advantage of the sharper edges you still prefer the EII? What does the EII have that the SF doesn't? Is it the DOF or 3D view? Can you put your finger on it? It is amazing that a $400 binocular can still beat a $2500 binocular. My four favorite binoculars of any I have used are the Swarovski SV 8x32, Nikon EII 8x30, Nikon SE 8x32 and the Leica BN 8x32. I can't understand birders that wouldn't pay $200 difference to get an EII instead of say Frank's Sightron Blue Sky 8x32 but maybe they need waterproofness and the $200 is a big hurdle. The EII is a whole other world than the cheaper roofs. $400 is a BARGAIN for it. In reality how many times do you actually bird in the rain unless you are in the tropics. Around here in Colorado it is pretty dry most of the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>