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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3178852" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>I will compare my Maven 8x30 to my Swarovision 8x32. I know you may say it is not in the same league but Steve says these are near alpha quality. They both have similar specifications. ED glass, dielectric prism coatings, 430 foot FOV and SP prisms. I will start a new groundbreaking thread called "Alpha's for less Moola $$?". How does that sound? A full review to come on Steve's wonder binocular. I must say the ordering process was very stress free. I just ordered online and within an hour I received confirmation that my binoculars were shipped out and I would have them Thursday. Not too bad! So I will evaluate them over the weekend and the big honest review will be coming. I will evaluate them especially for CA since that seems to be a weak point on these and I will really look at glare because to me they look suspiciously like Nikon Monarch 7's which had a glare problem. If these do too they might have similar optics. The Nikon's are made in China these are supposed to be made in Japan. We will see. Watch for the big review. So Steve make sure I get a cherry pair because the future of Maven is dependent on my much publicized review.</p></blockquote><p></p>