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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sidewayspigeon" data-source="post: 769097" data-attributes="member: 36778">I've owned both the newer Optolyth Alpin 8x40 and the 8x32 Nikon SE.  In terms of optics, there's no competition: the Nikon is sharper, has better contrast, and better colour reproduction.  Also, from the start, my Optolyth had a rather flimsy focusing mechanism: as I turned the central focusing wheel, the two oculars would come to focus at different rates, resulting in one ocular usually being slightly unfocused.  I got the bridge repaired and the focusing mechanism cleaned/greased, but the problem still remained - to a lesser extent though.  The SEs are worth the extra money in my opinion.Iain</blockquote>