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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve C" data-source="post: 1392916" data-attributes="member: 56622">Well, after having the ZEN ED for awhile now, I'm going to suggest to Zen Ray the following changes and/or additions.First a binocular of this quality in 7x36.  Let it weigh in the 20 oz vicinity.  Give it a 1.5 turn focus wheel rate.  Use 8-8.5* view angle.  Personally, I'd like the water repellent coating on this one.  I don't care if it is the open bridge design, or the more traditional piano hinge style.  As this is my nearly ideal binocular, I have high hopes!  A 9x version would also interest me.Next I'd like to see a 7x43 ZEN ED with something like 450' fov.  Speed up the focus rate on this one as well as the 8x and 10x.  Standard rate focus or fast rate focus might be a nice option, depending on the nature of the change.I'd also have some personal interest in a 12x-15x55ish Big Eyes binocular.Oh yeah, tether those objective covers too.</blockquote>