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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Theo98" data-source="post: 3283425" data-attributes="member: 132099">(As per Stephen) - Several conversations I had with Swaro SONA techs also confirmed glass between SLC's and SV's were same (except for ocular FF), however SLC coatings were optimized for higher contrast and EL's coatings optimized for deeper color and clarity!(As per Steve) - I've never glassed with the SLC 8x42's, but in five 10x42 configuration comparison sessions, at 3 different retailers over the past 6 months (various inside\outside lighting conditions), I picked the SLC's Over the UVHD+'s, SV's and even the HT's (SF's not stocked yet) every time! For my eyes, the SLC's had the most neutral color balance, expansive FOV, razor sharpness, flare control and superb immersive DOF (for a roof). Now, my perceptions have far inferior field\detailed reviewng quality of time as per the excellent reviews by Tobias.:t: However, the 10x42 SLC's always wowed me, still do, so I made my alpha purchase and didn't look back. That is till I got the big SV's in my hands...as they say, the rest is history!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Ted</blockquote>