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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jwillson" data-source="post: 3490748" data-attributes="member: 27449"><p>Yeah, same for me.  Vivid, yes.  More 3D than other 10x42 roofs?  Nope.  Frankly, I'm not even sure that is possible optically.  All roof prism bins are separated by just your interpupillary distance, so nothing the manufacturer can do about stereoscopic effect.  The power determines how much the field is compressed.  Field curvature might have a little to do with perceived depth of field and therefore how 3D a binocular feels, but it's likely quite subtle.  Other than that, I'm not certain what Leica could do. As far as I have ever been able to tell, all bins of a given magnification and prism design seem to have similar if not identical depth of field and 3D perception.  I know others have different experiences, though, so maybe it says more about me as an observer than it does about the equipment.  I've picked up some basic understanding of optics as an amateur astronomer, but I certainly don't know anything about the subtleties of binocular design.  In any event, they are a great pair of bins and I am certainly enjoying the views.  Spent an hour with them last evening looking at Andromeda, Triangulum, Perseus, etc. and was very happy.</p></blockquote><p></p>