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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nestara" data-source="post: 3413418" data-attributes="member: 137373">I'm the original poster who solicited recommendations on various pocket binoculars. Since then I ended up testing 10+ different models side by side for about a week, and feel that your assessment is hyperbolic at best and misleading to potential future interested parties who may use this thread as a data point in their shopping research.*Optically* the Ultravids are on par or slightly better than the Swaro 8x25 at least in the aspect of on and near axis CA control. Resolution appeared quite comparable without use of a magnifier. Color rendering wise, and this is highly subjective, I prefered the Ultravid due to what appeared to be a very faint greenish shift imparted by the Swaros (I cannot vouch for this, as I have not performed any form of controlled testing).Where I felt the Swaros beat the Ultravids handily was in ergonomics, ease of viewing and eyecup design - both the 8x25 and the 10x25 models. The Ultravids are certainly finicky to use, which is a tradeoff one must be ready to make when counting ounces.If anyone is curious, I ended up with the Ultravids. The combination of weight, form factor and performance fit the mission parameters, if you will, better than the other binoculars.Both the 8x25 and 10x25 Swaros are excellent instruments. Had the weight and size not been a critical constraint, I would have likely ended up with one of them.</blockquote>