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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NDhunter" data-source="post: 3598051" data-attributes="member: 74573">David:I find this ability of yours simply amazing.  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Spending a few minutes at a stand at Birdfair, and being able to score binoculars.  That is normal, I suppose we would all do the same.  Thatis a good time to see what we prefer.  In many ways, you could take the pricetag of your list and do the same.I own and have used some of the binoculars that you show the scores of.I know those binoculars well, several years, in all lighting situations, so that is real experience and at another level.  I don't rate the resolution or sharpness,  I have 20:20 vision, and I do know what looks good, and can tell the difference.  What is important to me is an acceptable level of performance, light handling, CA, size of sweet spot, and that is how I judge binoculars.You should know many of the site will try a binocular for a time, maybe weeksbefore giving a review.  That is only correct, to allow time for varying lightconditions, time to compare with other examples, etc.  You seem fixated on one thing only and that is just fine.  But, as I mentioned above, a binocular is a sum of all of its parts.  Those all have important scores.  I am aware that you are not able to perform those tasks.I just want to make sure those watching, don't fixate on one variable in scoringa binocular.Jerry</blockquote>

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