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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 1558576" data-attributes="member: 25300">HenryIn Ed's review he really disagrees with you ,as far as , baffling and internal relections on the Nikon 8x32 SE. To quote"The Nikon SE binoculars are exceptionally well baffled and blackened. All internal metal is very dull gray. There is no bright metal between the objectives and the prisms. The objective cone has a stepped baffle that is near perfectly sized to the light cone between the objective and the prism aperture. The inner section of the objective cone wall is fine ribbed to prevent reflections on the inside of the wall. " And further on Nikon 8x32 SE coatings" SE coating technology is some of the finest available on the market today. All the Nikon SEs and Fujinon SX binocular have so little reflection from the coatings you have to look hard to see yourself in the objective lens. Coatings should not reflect light. Coatings that reflect more light have less light passing thru the lens." I also e-mailed Ed to see what testing method he used to come up with his lack of field curvature for the Nikon 8x32 SE's because it is so divergent from your results.Dennis</blockquote>