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Message: <blockquote data-quote="613Orm" data-source="post: 3221282" data-attributes="member: 107876">Very interesting!Now I have something to play with during the weekend!And a short binocular review at the end: I am very happy with the combination of 9x33 Granite and 8x30 Nikon Eii, they complement each other. The Eii more neutral in the colors (similar, but in my opinion, a little more color depth and contrast than my Conq HDs), the Granites a bit warmer, but still true to reality. The Conq HDs appear brightest, but after sunset it seems what really counts is the pupil size, not the (in my opinion kind of "artificial") brightness due to what I assume to be higher blue transmission in the HDs. After sunset I notice very little difference between the Eii and the HDs. The Granites are a tiny bit darker, but compensate this with the higher magnification. After sunset my 7x42 Dialyt rules despite warmer than the HDs during the day. All are about the same in "sharpness" and sweet spot, with maybe some advantage to the Eii due to color depth and contrast. The Dialyt feels a little behind in the group, except for their low light capacity, and some hard-to-grasp very attractive feeling of "optical instrument" (Reminds me of my experiences with levelling instruments). I would never separate from my Dialyt even with its faults. Maybe I will be able to share this love with the Eii. Both are old fashion, but with charm.</blockquote>