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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Frink" data-source="post: 3352986" data-attributes="member: 32409"><p>Yes; I have a good example of each. The two views feel much the same to me, very bright and sharp, with the same wide field and a "quiet" view - effortless and lovely. The edge characteristics of the two are different, though: the blurring at the far edge of the BGAT's FOV seems like it's mostly from field curvature, and it will sharpen up a bit with re-focusing; but the blurring at the far edge of the 7x45 feels like it has an astigmatic aspect, and it doesn't improve with re-focusing. In this regard the 7x45 is very much like the 7x42TFL. Both are superb 7x42/45s, in my opinion, though I wouldn't want to carry the 7x45 around all day - mine weighs 1.2kg, without strap or caps, compared to less than 800g for the BGAT.</p></blockquote><p></p>