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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BruceH" data-source="post: 3444598" data-attributes="member: 106398">How did I forget the eye cup change!  Do you know if they extended the length?  I thought it would have been good to have them extend slightly more if they added an additional click.  Interesting that the click is more positive.  I never thought that to be a problem.  The click positions were already noticeably more positive than on the Swaro SV EL models that I have.  The use of composite materials never bothered me and so I am glad that stays the same.  As mentioned elsewhere, if dropped, the eyecup is more likely to break without damaging the threads in the eyepiece.  Zeiss is good about bringing replacement eye cups with them to the shows.  I will have to hit them up for the new SF eye cup the next time I see them.  Someone posted they work with the original grey models.  The new black armor sounds similar to what is on the Zeiss HT.  Is that a close comparison?  Personally, I am happy with the grey, since it is a little different and should not get as hot in the sun.  I remember you posting a photo of a beautiful grey 6X42 Dialyt. <a href="http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=527532&d=1420221191" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=527532&d=1420221191</a>   I feel some very slight focus resistance in a couple of spots on my grey SF, but nothing to be concerned about.  If Zeiss has now eliminated all of that, well that is a bigger plus.  I would assume that for some of the early units that my have more of an issue, Zeiss can incorporate the changes in those original units.Thanks for the info!</blockquote>

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