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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexis Powell" data-source="post: 3370618" data-attributes="member: 5327">I also have an 8x32 BA of about the same vintage as yours. It got many years of hard use and is still as beautiful as ever--certainly on the short list of my sentimental favorites (along with Zeiss 7x42 BGATP) for its elegant design, manufacture execution, functionality, and starring role in good birding memories from around the world--but I have to admit that I do not use it much any more. Among 8x32, the Zeiss 8x32 FL (with which I have a love-hate relationship) gets more use, mainly simply because of its close focus, which is important for me for looking at butterflies. I've carefully compared my 8x32 BA to the 8x32 Ultravid (original version), Zeiss 8x32 FL, and Swarovski 8x32 EL (nonSV), and though the BA is still an awesomely good binocular for birding, I have to admit that its brightness, contrast (esp. deep shadow detail), and color rendition (has greenish cast) clearly do not match the performance of those more recent models. The Ultravid HD and now the HD Plus must be even better than the original Ultravid, but I've not had a chance to do the careful comparison. I'd be looking at getting one of those except, as you say, I already have several excellent 8x32 (including the BA) and besides, when I'm being really really picky, only full-sized bins satisfy me.--AP</blockquote>