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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3215891" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>First of all I think the Leica Trinovid 8x32 BA has the best build quality of any binocular and I like it's compactness. For these reasons it makes a perfect all around travel binocular that I am not afraid to knock around or get wet and also because of the much lower cost I don't worry about it as much. Optically I think it delivers a more natural view than the Swarovski SV 8x32. The SV is brighter and it has sharper edges but it is almost like these attributes were synthetically created. I really think for birding the SV is the best binocular overall you can buy but for me the Leica Trinovid 8x32 is a close second. The Leica Trinovid BA is an older alpha bit it is a classic and performs very close still to the best binoculars you can buy having a huge FOV and actually quite sharp edges. I originally purchased the  Trinovid BA and then I bought a Trinovid BN to compare the two. The BN I bought was in excellent condition but it had one left eye cup that could be turned which I didn't like because both eye cups on the BA were tight. Also, the infinity focus was extreme to the clockwise direction on the BN almost to the point of questioning if the binocular was in focus at infinity and optically after comparing them for hours I determined the BA was sharper especially at infinity. The small advantage the BN had in close focus which was 7.5 feet versus 10.5 feet on the BA was not that big of a deal for me. I have heard that from other people that the BA is a sharper binocular and now I believe it. I kept the BA. For the $650 to $750 you can get a Leica Trinovid 8x32  for they are quite a bargain for somebody looking for an all around well built binocular. For me it is my knock around binocular and every day binocular that I don't worry about as much. To be honest it also has a beautiful view also. It is a WOW binocular for sure.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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