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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pinewood" data-source="post: 1279030" data-attributes="member: 10255">Hello,I would like to add that the ELX seems to be the repeat of a familiar phenomenon:  an important innovation goes down market.  In this case, ED glass on  a roof prism binocular, although the Swift ED Porro ED binoculars were not outrageously expensive.   Looking at the photo, it appears that diopter setting is not internal as it is on some of the Alpha binoculars, but that is a small matter.If I did not have my fill of binoculars, I might jump on my bicycle and travel the two miles to Doug and Scotty.  Of course, I do not have an 8x42 ED binocular...Happy observing,Arthur :brains:</blockquote>