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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rathaus" data-source="post: 3585217" data-attributes="member: 132018">Troubadoris, and other eye swivellers/darters,The Noctivid is just fine for eye darting. No problems. Better than expected. However, if you wish to swivel your eyes like a gazelle on the Serengeti on the lookout for predators - from one extreme edge of the FOV to the other extreme, I would say the SV is the better choice. I just tried this swivelling now with both binoculars and it really is an extreme form of eye swivelling for myself...nothing I ever do. Others may well enjoy this form of eye swivelling. If you engage in this level of eye swivelling then the SV will be your pick. Also, if you enjoy splitting doubles on the absolute extreme edge of the FOV the SV will be your choice. The Canon 10x is the only bino I have which is at least equal to the SV in this regard. So, to summarise, I would say for my use, both the SV and the Noctivid accomodate eye darting just fine. To me, however, the Noctivid image appears to be more natural and less manipulated yet will also accomodate all levels of eye darting for myself. An outstanding achievement. If I really swivel my eyeballs out to the last 5deg edge of the FOV, the SV is technically superior to the Noctivid. We are lucky to have such a choice, and most of it will be based on personal taste and image aesthetic preference. I do feel that the Noctivid throws up the finest 'image aesthetic' I've ever seen in a roof binocular.As usual, the advice is to try them for yourself if possible to check for suitability. I do realise that trying various binoculars can be difficult at times, so we all look to these forums to get some ideas or possibly fill in the gaps.Cheers,Rathaus</blockquote>

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