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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WmCCO-5" data-source="post: 1614058" data-attributes="member: 23937"><p>With regard to sharpness, here is an informal observation that is somewhat interesting: My particular pair of 8X42 FL's appear to have a sweet spot that is elliptical, (read, American football shaped)... sharp from the center to the  9:00 and 3:00 o'clock  positions and somewhat diminished approaching the 12:00 and 6:00 o'clock (positions) in the FOV.... they are perhaps as sharp as the SE's to the edge in both the right and left quadrants. They appear to give up nothing to any other brand. Henry and I briefly discussed this observation some time ago with no conclusion(s) drawn. Have any other 8X42 FL users noted this uniquely shaped sweet spot?</p></blockquote><p></p>