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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DavidBowman" data-source="post: 3495650" data-attributes="member: 82487">Just trying to give a balanced critique!  The NVs  are a brilliant bino - probably the best currently on the market, taken as a whole package.  Again, the general consensus from a fair variety of birders was that they outperform their rivals in the most important way - i.e. the experience of using them to look at birds and other wildlife. People critiqued the yellow image cast, soft outer field and (for some people) off-putting level of rolling globe in the SFs.  They also weren't taken by the flat, cold, duller image and rolling globe  of the SVs. The superior image quality of the NVs drew many compliments from afficionados of other premium bins.So, we're not talking about design flaws for any of these brilliant binos.  Its more a matter of design philosophy and opting for what suits you - optically, there is no free lunch and they are all compromised in some way.  I always go for the best possible image quality, with the most accurate colour - as a birder, this is critical when seeing accurate leg or bill colour of small birds in cover can be a key aspect of ID.  I tried all the other top-line bins before choosing the NVs and have definitely made the right choice - for me!Cheers   David</blockquote>