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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FrankD" data-source="post: 1297730" data-attributes="member: 18544">Lots to comment on....Interesting. I thought I was seeing things but this newer pair is actually sharper to the edge than the previous version. The size of the sweet spot is noticeably larger. It is definitely less FL-like than the previous version without giving up any of the sharpness in the sweet spot.Kevin,No, no id on them other than the glue-on labelas on the focusing knob and the tripod adaptor cap. I will check out those links you mentioned shortly.Steve,One, I noticed a very small "indent" into the field stop edge in each barrel. It wasn't initially noticeable when I reviewed the bin so I am not sure if this was something that developed from use or if it was there from the get-go.Two, just what I mentioned to Ron above. The size of the sweet spot is noticeably larger than the demo model (a further improvement I am guessing). The depth of focus is still fairly shallow on the newer model so you are a bit out of luck with that one.Three, most of my comments up until today were in reference to the demo. I only received the newer unit yesterday.</blockquote>