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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Surveyor" data-source="post: 1292169" data-attributes="member: 50720">FrankD; While doing the tests above, I had a chance to examine the views of the two Leica’s to the ELX. If I had not had my hands on the binos I doubt if I could have told you which was which with the exception of the slightly (and could only see it on a white garage in the view) greater color bias of the Trinovid, they were that close. If there was a difference, it may have been that the Leica’s had a little better color saturation, but that may be brand loyalty. These views were with the sun behind me and a very non-challenging view. Look at the photo for size difference of the bins. Next, I went to the patio behind the house to look at a view that has a few close trees, bird feeders, a picket fence about 70 yards away and then a thick woods about 150 yards away. I waited until 6:30 local time, so the sun was low and directly west of my position and just above the wooded area treetops. Finally, a definitive difference to help justify the cost of my Leica’s. Looking west, with the sun just out of the FOV but directly over the line of sight, the light filled the ELX and almost completely washed out the view. I doubt if there was enough contrast to pick a bird up in the tree about 15 yards from me. Both Leica’s lost contrast too, but not nearly to the extent of the ELX, I could have made out a bird in the tree, still see all the fence posts from edge to edge of the picket fence, etc. All three recovered quickly as the angular separation was increased, the Leica’s about fully recovered from 15 or 20 degrees and the ELX about 30% greater. I will look into this over the weekend in greater detail to make sure it actually exists and, if so, to what extent. Best,Ron</blockquote>

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