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Message: <blockquote data-quote="justabirdwatcher" data-source="post: 3234808" data-attributes="member: 128908">Guess it depends on how you define "optics reviewer."  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />I review optics for my own use, only.  I'm sure that eventually I could have spotted some differences, but not during the 5 minutes I had both pairs in my hands.  The views I saw were virtually identical.  Enough that I could not have done a blind test and told you which was which simply from the view alone.I examine binoculars for their value to me in the field.  You know, watching birds and other wildlife... not as an optical engineer.  I'm not interested in design, coatings or price until and unless they have an effect on how well I can see my subject.  I'm not interested in how many elements a binocular has, which or how many coatings, etc. any more than most bird watchers and wildlife watchers are.After seeing the Monarch 7 10x30 side by side with the Swaro CL, I would not spend the extra $ to get the CL - the Monarchs are that good, and I own a pair of 10x42 SLC's.</blockquote>