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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 3223680" data-attributes="member: 665">Steve,Did you use a booster when doing the resolution test? I know you have one or two. The reason I asked is because I compared your SLCneu with my 8x32 SE (can't remember if it was the 505 or the 550 sample), and I thought just eyeballing it, that the SE looked "sharper," i.e., I could see more fine feather detail on the same bird. I had the SE mounted and put the SLC on top, doing the Michaels' trick mounted. Not that the SLC was far behind, but the SE seemed sharper to my eyes. If the SLCneu does have the same resolution, then you got a good deal with the $800 anniversary special since last year, during the SE "going out of production price hike," the 8x SE sold for $799. As I've said and as others have said, it usually takes spending three or four times as much on a roof to get the same level of performance as the SE. The SLCneu also has a very wide sweet spot, so you don't lose much in edge performance, and for a roof, the CA control was pretty good. But the "fatal flaw" for me was the "pinky focuser" on the objective side of the bridge. I never got used to that. Not thrilled with the SE's thin focuser wheel either, but at least it's easier to turn and get at with my index and middle finger. However, my head does get cold in the winter when I lift my hat to focus. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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