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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 1731250" data-attributes="member: 665">Let's put it this way, if you have never seen a purple-tailed hawk, you are in for a treat with the 12x50 SE. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I've seen much worse CA. The 1999 Obie 15x70 made a soccer player's red, white, and blue jersey look like his mother forgot to separate the colors from the whites when she did the wash, because the red "bled" into the white, with some green and yellow leaking in from some other laundry. Fortunately, the Obie's have gotten better over the years, but 15x is still challenging for a fast optical system like binoculars. High powered bins can greatly benefit from the addition of low dispersion glass. Having said that, the 12x50 SE is one of the best binoculars ever made, IMO. However, I prefer to use them for stargazing where they really "shine," partly because of the daytime CA, but also because their balance point is between the seam and prism housing (unlike the 8x and 10x SE, which balance on the housing), so it's not as comfortable to hold and harder to hold steady than the 8x and 10x SE.So for daytime use, I found the 12x50 SE to be "neither fish nor fowl" and if I'm going to mount a bin for long distance observing, why limit myself to 12x?Even though they are great bins, for your situation and your eyes, I wouldn't recommend them. There are a number of 12x-15x ED bins out there now that would be more suitable.</blockquote>

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