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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patudo" data-source="post: 3766597" data-attributes="member: 139299">I wouldn't want to have the sun in my field of view under any circumstances, but I agree with James' comments in his post #67 above that the sun in Torview's post 62 is low and not as strong as it can be.  Even so, I think it'd still be more than able to induce glare in many of the binoculars I've tried.  A very bright sun outside, but getting dangerously close to your field of view will likewise induce a lot of veiling glare in some/many binoculars.  The only alpha I've been able to check out to my satisfaction in these conditions is the 8.5x42 SV FP and both my brother (its owner) and myself agree that it shows veiling glare under those conditions. I would really like to try it alongside one of those alphas that are noted as being better baffled (eg. Noctivid, EDG).  I have tried a 7x42 Dialyt under similar conditions and thought it showed less veiling glare, but I'm not expert enough to say whether it was because the binocular had better baffling or because any reflections were not picked up thanks to the larger exit pupil.  Regardless which binocular we use, though, we try our best to avoid these situations - carefully choosing our viewing positions etc. I also recall at least one thread here (I have tried but cannot find it - my apologies) in which it was discussed that well baffled binoculars may appear to have less perceived brightness, while binoculars with more internal reflections - Swarovskis being specifically mentioned - may appear brighter and have greater ease of view.  The 8x32 SV design may therefore be a tradeoff - accepting more veiling glare for better perceived brightness and ease of view. That may be a worthwhile tradeoff under Northern European birding conditions, as I tried my best to do a glare test on the binoculars I was using at sunrise today, but it was a typical monochrome overcast English morning and the sun was nowhere to be found!  At least it was dry for the first few hours...</blockquote>

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