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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John M Robinson" data-source="post: 1641448" data-attributes="member: 61814">Hey he had the LOL, so you can see he's just kidding. Back to the original question, I don't think there is one perfect binocular that works for everybody. I can tell from 308's post on the subject, that the 8.5x42 EL is just about perfect for him. If I were him I'd count my blessings and be happy with my bin, don't need to look for faults I might not have noticed. For me both the EL and my Ultravid BRs have noticable CA that does bug me. That's one of the reasons I prefer the little 8x32 SE. Nobody else has mentioned it, but the EL also had a blue-green ring around the whole view just inside the field stop that really bugged me, but looking back on it, I probably could have gotten used to ignoring that ring of green. I'm anxious to try a 7x42 Zeiss or Meopta to see if either one of those is the perfect bin for me.John</blockquote>