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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Canip" data-source="post: 3631473" data-attributes="member: 132795">I agree with everything you say.In his „Field Test“, without even measuring it, Holger Merlitz had estimated transmission to be slightly below 90% (the reason being the one you mention). This has in fact little effect on image quality. On Sunday, I placed a 7x50 WX side-by-side with an 8.5x42 EL SV, an 8x42 SF and an 8x42 Noctivid to check color fidelity, using W. Schön‘s paper test.To my eyes, none of the four shows a substantial tint or significant hue; if I want to find differences, the SF and the EL SV show a slightly „cooler“ image, the Noctivid and the WX a very slightly „warmer“ one. In fact, the WX and the Noctivid show colors very similarly, their color tone is almost undistinguishable (disclaimer: as perceived with my eyes; no measurements etc. made).So I couldn‘t find any of allbinos‘ „green-yellow hue“ in the WX. This would also somewhat contradict their transmission curve, the shape of which is similar to the Ultravid (and the Noctivid?), and the Ultravid is known, if anything, for it‘s color saturated slightly warm image, if I am not mistaken.</blockquote>