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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 2547352" data-attributes="member: 665">Pedro,It was a few years ago, I don't remember how the hinge tension compared to the Swaros I've used, but if it were too lose or too tight, I would probably have remembered, because as Steve says, I'm "picky". <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />What I did notice in comparing the EDG to the 8x32 LX and what I wrote about in my mini-review was how blues were brighter in the EDG. Now that I can compare the two light graphs on allbinos, it's easy to see why:<a href="http://www.allbinos.com/187-binoculars_review-Nikon_HG_L_8x32_DCF.html" target="_blank">http://www.allbinos.com/187-binoculars_review-Nikon_HG_L_8x32_DCF.html</a><a href="http://www.allbinos.com/215-binoculars_review-Nikon_10x42_EDG.html" target="_blank">http://www.allbinos.com/215-binoculars_review-Nikon_10x42_EDG.html</a>There was also a noticeable difference in CA control, although I had expected the EDG to be better in that regard than it was. I had a 10x50 ED porro that had the "cleanest" image I've seen in a 10x bin. No color fringing on crows against gray cloudy skies. With the EDG, the "sweet spot" for CA was a bit off center (top) and smaller. But the FOV was 1.5* larger, so the EP must be more complex than the 5* Celestron 10x50.I've always seen more CA in non-ED roofs than I have in porros of equal quality, so I suspect it's harder to control CA in roofs, which is why I think ED glass was introduced to roofs whereas in porros it was overkill until you get to higher powers. The 10x42 SE, for example, is pretty "clean" for a 10x bin. I think manufacturers were responding to the many complaints of CA in roofs. Not sure if was the introduction of internal focusers or more complex EPs or what, but not long after roofs caught on fire, so did discussions about CA in them. I'd like to try an EDG II to see how it handles. I liked the open bridge design of the "I", but I'm not sure about the redesign. I'm still amazed that Swaro made Nikon stop production on the EDG I. With all the other brands making open bridge designs, it's still mysterious why they singled out Nikon. </blockquote>

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