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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3391219" data-attributes="member: 111403">Thank you George.I did know of the 12x40 Nikon, but not that they were multicoated. Are the prisms uncoated, coated or multicoated?What is the field size?A 12x45 EII is a problem as the EII is a fast system. With Russian 45mm tubes I think I would get a 13.5x45, which is not what I want. If Nikon made a 12x EII it would likely be 40 or 42mm.The Conquest 12x45 is silly, with 4.5 deg field.There is a Steiner 12x40?I thought of an 11x45.Trying the 10x35 EII this morning white pillars and window frames were much too bright in bright sunshine.I will think carefully about this matter.P.S.I think that claims for using lead free glass have more to do with clarity than eco-friendly.I would think that lead glass is a bit grey.It is used in lead crystal, maybe 24%, because it is very easy to cut. But if you look at lead crystal vases, they are grey and not very transparent.</blockquote>