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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Subzero888" data-source="post: 3373040" data-attributes="member: 106586">You should buy the Leica and I promise you'll not be disappointed. After reading your post I just now took out my UVHD 10x42 and UV 8x20 BCL and compared them with the Nikon EII 8x30. All three provide spectacular views, but the Leicas do add a sparkle. I believe the "pop" or "sparkle" or "stardust" that makes you fall in love with the bins is actually conjured up by the red cherry dot on the right barrel. In addition to the light passing through the lenses, prisms and eyepieces, light that encounters the magical red dot shifts and enters from the from the side, and most definitely enhances the image. It also only works when the bins are purchased brand new. Used bins sadly lose that magical quality along with the warranty. 3<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Edit - Added the picture. The red dot really works.</blockquote>