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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve C" data-source="post: 3282683" data-attributes="member: 56622">Those are very good reviews.  I appreciate the time and effort and find the combination of readability and good information a rare one, thanks again.  My personal experience with the Swarovski SLC is that the 10x is a much better performer than the 8x.  I had a 10x42 for a week and it really had no flaws I'd take great exception to.  There have been a couple of 8x42 go through two local dealers here and I did not really like either one.  Didn't dislike them, but they just did not say alpha either.The rolling ball effect takes the Swarovision completely out of the picture for my personal use.  I had been thinking of an SF next, but if the RB is worse there than the SV then after reading your comments on the Zeiss HT, that is where I'm going next in searching for an alpha.  I realize my eyes may not react to RB in the SF, but I have a $2,500 SV EL 10x50 that is of no use due to rolling ball and I have no wish to repeat the experience, especially since flat fields and sharp edges have about zero interest for me anyway.  The Leica Ultravid does not have enough eye cup extension for me.</blockquote>