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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3385017" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>That could be but I have compared quite a few binoculars for CA and I don't always agree with Allbino's but in this case I did. They are one of the few reviewers that actually put a number on things like CA so you can compare different binoculars. If you are sensitive to CA pick a binocular on Allbinos that tested highly for CA control like the FL. Most binoculars have pretty good center CA but it is edge CA control that separates them. On a bright day with preferably white clouds around look at a black vent stack on a house roof. On almost every binocular you will see a purplish to reddish halo surrounding it. Observe how thick it is or how far it extends from the stack. The thinner the halo the better the CA control. One time I used this test and went through a bunch of binoculars and really you can quantify or put a number on a binoculars CA control performance just like Allbino's does. To my eyes it is easy to see that the Zeiss FL beats the Swarovski SV. I don't think everybody knows what CA is and that is why they say they don't see it.</p></blockquote><p></p>