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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ronh" data-source="post: 3250180" data-attributes="member: 55514">I want to want one (which makes no sense at all), but am having an increasingly hard time, summing over all the comments and reports I'm aware of, including Pier's recent Binomania review which I just read. For me it comes down to: is it good enough to warrant swapping my 8x42 Zeiss FL for? Not having tried one, what I am forced to only guess is:1) Not a bit brighter than my 8x42 FL.2) Probably a bit better baffled than my FL, but Pier still complained about it. HDs do not equal BA/BR I know.3) Almost certainly more color fringing than my FL.4) Brighter than its predecessor, it has probably lost some of the deep colorific look Leica is known for.5) Similar pincushion field correction and edge sharpness. I have to admit it's more compact than the FL, better looking, and perhaps more rugged, at least more famously rugged.  And the red spot is my favorite badge.  Also, 7x availability is important for some people, but not for me.  In plenty of trials with 7x-15x, the biggest jump in visible detail for me is from 7x to 8x.  Above that unless you are really careful, calm and steady, the big view is just a luxury, not much added information for your hand shake dollar.So I think I'll be sticking with my 8x42 FL for most birding, unless I get to try one and am knocked out of the park.  In the meantime, my heart is not cloven in twain.  I like my FL more than the similar Swarovision already, so I must be a hard case huh?Ron</blockquote>

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