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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kkokkolis" data-source="post: 3282756" data-attributes="member: 127913">I enjoyed the review a lot. My conclusion is that all three top binoculars are good and choice might be made based on secondary characteristics (after a lot of splitting hairs). Or one might get one randomly and there aren't many possibilities that he might be disappointed. And, as with everything that feeds perception, subjectivity rules. I haven't used any alpha yet but my experience from telescope optics is that where others promised "jaw dropping" experience or huge differences and hands down superiority of one eyepiece over another, I just saw moderate superiority for 2-4x price increase. And the Conquest is better than the Terra but not as much as I expected after reading reviews. Something similar might be true for Victory over Conquest but I can't be sure unless I try myself since I won't be seeing what you saw, only what my sensors and brain can make me see. On the other hand I'm satisfied that these three alphas have a special character, because that makes a real brand, in contrast with cloned binoculars from chinese factories. Even if I'll never buy any of their top offers, they provide me with lots of interesting reads and eye candy. The way people that will never afford or need a Ferrari like to see their photos and read magazine columns about them and get inspiration from their fine lines.</blockquote>