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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Subzero888" data-source="post: 3395821" data-attributes="member: 106586"><p>You are right about ergonomics being a matter of taste. I use the UV HD 10x42 and my opinion is the opposite of yours. The UV is perfect to hold. The large diopter knob right next to the focus knob makes the surface area big and easy to work with two index fingers, even with gloves. I use both my index fingers pulling/pushing at the same time to focus. The compact size of the UV makes it a delight to hold. The thumb horns on the bottom work great for me. The left thumb goes under the horn close to the eyepiece and the right thumb over the horn away from the eyepiece making it a stable platform for comfortable viewing. IMO the UV looks and build are better than the SV. The SV 8.5x42 I tried was bigger than the UV 10x42 and the small gap between the barrels made it uncomfortable to wrap my fingers around them. On this point the SF beats the SV handily. The SF is such a joy to hold and handle with superior balance, but the fit and finish were not up to par of SV or UV. I found that the SV 8x32 with narrower barrels makes the gap between them larger and is comfortable to hold and view.</p></blockquote><p></p>