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Message: <blockquote data-quote="matthew_" data-source="post: 3380951" data-attributes="member: 137083">Today I received a Swarovski Habicht 8x30W with serial no. A861212222. Swarovski said it was manufactured in 2016 in the last week of March (so just last week). Below is the picture of the box. It doesn't look like the previous box I saw at ebay. Also it has green and violet reflections at the objective lens. Shouldn't it supposed to have green reflections only? What does it mean if it has violet reflection too (and larger)? I wonder if my 2016 edition is similar to previous or more degraded or enhanced version. Attention all owners. Please look at the objective lens and see if you can see any violet reflection or if it is all green. The best thing about the Habicht 8x30 is I can focus without using my eyeglasses. All other center focus binoculars I tried couldn't do that. I have -10.0 diopters of myopia (nearsightedness). It has more beyond it so maybe it can accommodate -14 diopters.</blockquote>