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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iporali" data-source="post: 1611086" data-attributes="member: 2925">If Baader and Henry differ, trust Henry <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />.ERs measured by Henry:Swaro 20x-16mm, 30x-12mm, 40x-10mm, 60x-14mmNikon 20x-12mm, 30x-8mm, 40x-8mm, 60x-12mmZeiss 20x-12mm, 30x-10mm, 40x-8mm, 60x-12mmBaader 20x-11mm, 30x-9mm, 40x-9mm, 60x-12mmThe new 25-50x zoom(s) have better ER at the ends than the old Swaro (the Leica version even more so), but especially in between - and that is what makes them unique. The Zeiss or Baader are OK for people who don't wear glasses, but their ER is almost as short as that of Nikon's. I don't necessarily need +18mm ER over the entire zoom range, but I would like to have at least 14mm at 30-40x (measured from the rim of the eyecup).Ilkka</blockquote>