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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nostromo" data-source="post: 1762417" data-attributes="member: 75320">Hi everyone...for what its worth I thought I would share my rescent experiences with a range of binoculars. I am no expert a so please bear with me....I had bought a pair of 8x32 trinovids about 3 years ago and loved them, the general feel, touch ...weight plus a fantastic view meant I kept them for some time. However having an interest in binoculars I thought there must be better binoculars available and so I  followed various threads on the net and after reading many articles I decided Zeiss 7x42 fl were for me. I sold the Trinovids ( big mistake) and purchased the Fls.They were probably a tad sharper, colours were excellent and very much brighter, however I just did not like them, they were very sharp in the centre and this soon disappeared....and having such a wide FOV....it seemed to constanly draw my eye out to the blurry bits and I experienced eye strain with them allthough they were perfectly collimated....very disappointing as they were really excellent otherwise. So I sold them on for some Nikon 8x32 se....the view was super bright, super sharp...but the ergonomics were just not right....so yes I sold them on and purchased some Ultravids 8x42 br. There is just something about the Leica view like no other binocular....the 8x42 format gave me a brighter view, super sharp , great colours....but you have guessed it, I just dont like them as much as my original Trinovid 8x32...which are to me 95% -98% as good optically and just right for me in terms of handling, weight, feel. So I have bought another pair of Trinovid 8x32 ba at a good price £260 on e bay ( they are like new) and will be selling my Ultravids very shortlyThats my lot for what its worth. ( Hi to John Robinson..see you have kept your Ultravids)</blockquote>

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