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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FrankD" data-source="post: 1297902" data-attributes="member: 18544">Hey now. That is not a bad idea. I wonder how many queries I would get if I took the Promaster badging off and relabeled them with a Swaro Eagle. I could tell everyone they were the new EL EDs!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />To clarify, the FL is exceptionally sharp in the sweet spot but the sweet spot only covers about 50% of the field of view (all be it the largest field of view for a modern 7x). The next 25% is slightly degraded by still very close to the sweet spot sharpness. The outer 25% suffers from noticeable astigmatism.The demo Promaster ED pretty much mirror this sweet spot/astigmatism characteristic.The newer unit I just received from Doug has the same sweet spot sharpness as the original but the size of the sweet spot is noticeably larger. I would say it covers more like 70-75% of the image now with a gradual degradation of the image over the next 15% with the outer 10% showing noticeable astigmatism.Steve,....also I posted on both opticstalk and the firing line after you did. I have been a member of opticstalk for several years so hopefully my comments will reinforce your own. The site is sponsored by SWFA so I am not sure how keen they are on mentioning specific other retailers though links to other optics forums are ok as long as you don't look like a "troll" (internet term not the actual fictional figure). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />I also want to comment on a little realization I had this morning. While looking out the sliding glass door with the Promaster EDs I was struck by the familiarity that I had seen this "image" representation before. Then something Ron mentioned earlier clicked in my head. He had compared the image of the Promaster to be practically identical to that of the non-HD Ultravid that he had in his possession. I briefly owned the 7x42 Ultravid and must say that, in terms of overall image characteristics (size of sweet spot, centerfield sharpness, brightness, etc...) that is what this production unit of the Promaster ED most reminds of...with one noticeable exception. The Ultravid displays noticeable color fringing in the outer portion of its image. In the Promaster that color fringing is more well controlled over the entire image. I would love to compare it directly to an 8x42 Ultravid HD. I would be willing to be that other than slightly better color saturation in the Ultravid HD the two image representations would be dead-ringers for one another.</blockquote>

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