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Message: <blockquote data-quote="maico" data-source="post: 3496663" data-attributes="member: 139687">I had a play with them at the Leica dealer in Mayfair London a while back. Not a lot to see other than roof tops in the mews where they are located, so I can only talk about CA and build quality. They are very well blackened internally. Leica also seem to use baffles very well compared to some. There is some CA if you look for it. I found the focus a bit to light but still positive with no play. I don't wear glasses but am slightly short sighted (I use a Nikon 7x50 SP which has a field flattener as an optical reference point. A traditional design that scores well in all areas without the use of ultra low dispersion glass.  <a href="http://www.allbinos.com/291-binoculars_review-Nikon_7x50IF_SP_WP.html" target="_blank">http://www.allbinos.com/291-binoculars_review-Nikon_7x50IF_SP_WP.html</a>)I'm fairly new to binoculars but I've worked in image making for several decades in stills and the film industry. I've been somewhat surprised at the lack of attention to detail in some binocular construction. Lens elements not edge blackened, silver screws and unpainted metal visible internally, shiny plastics etc. even on what are quite expensive models. Cheaper ones look like something that fell out of a Christmas cracker, elements with no coatings , out of collimation etc. The sort of thing the cat drags in and deposits on the kitchen floor. This seems to apply to some vintage and new binoculars I've looked at. Something I've never seen in the more expensive camera optics.</blockquote>

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