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Message: <blockquote data-quote="613Orm" data-source="post: 3224958" data-attributes="member: 107876"><p>It was just my opinion about the HD. Maybe you will be very happy with them. As you say, many are. I think my impression of narrow DoF is rather an effect of the HD having a, for me, too fast focus. The rest of my complaints are mostly noticeable during direct comparison with other binoculars (but how many carry more than one around the neck at the same time?). I have many pairs. When I carry them one by one I am usually quite happy with them. When I put them up against each other I can directly rate them (according to my own preferences). I have with time noticed I have problems with the so-called "bright" (or high-transmission) binoculars. Many of them appear too hazy to me, it is some kind of bluish thing that washes out the colors. With risk of upsetting happy owners I feel also the HT gives me that view. Personally, I like the Eii better. It has a very similar view to my HD, but with clearer colors and a little more contrast (maybe there are numbers that show that I am wrong, but this is my impression). The Eii also have a different behaviour with regards to reflexes; my HD gets them easy, but as a thin veil over the whole image, whereas my Eii shows nothing until suddenly there is a strong, almost non-transparent, flare. Anyway, I of some reason prefer the latter over the first. But Eii is ergonomically much different from HD, and lacks waterproofness etc etc. This may make the HD a better deal for some.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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