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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 3223941" data-attributes="member: 665">You should try it again with the booster, you might get different results. I remember Steve C. doing a comparison on Optics Talk with the 8x32 EL WB, 8x30 SLCneu, and 8x30 CL. When he tested their resolution, they came out 1, 2 and 3 in that order. I also compared the SE to the 8x32 EL (same year as yours, 2009), and it looked closer in resolution to the SE than the SLC, but like you, I was eyeballing it, so a boosted test would be better. The "pinky focuser" is a "fatal flaw" for birding, particularly since like most Swaros, the focuser turns harder in one direction than the other, only slightly harder in your sample, but a bit harder than the 10x42 SLC-HD. Trying chasing warblers by focusing with my ringer finger was impossible.But for hunting, which is what you use the bin for mainly, I can see the advantage of the focuser placement so you don't have to lift your winter hat to get at it. Some other hunter mentioned this either here or on Optics Talk. For birding, I preferred the 8x32 EL. One thing I did like better with the SLC was the push and turn diopter. It doesn't get easier than that. Wish they kept that set up on the new SLCs. Being a bargain hunter, you'd better hold on to your SE, because you are not likely to get one at the price you paid again. I had three 8x32 SE samples, and although the image improved in each one due to more advanced coatings, I never got comfortable with the eyecups due to my deep set eyes and high bridged nose. I blame that on my great uncle, Charles De Gaulle. If my great uncle had been J. Edgar Hoover, like yours, I'd probably have "no problem" with the SE's eyecups. Speaking of the devil... the film "Grace of Monaco" was on TV on Sunday. It focused on her marriage to Prince Rainier at the time De Gaulle wanted to force him to collect taxes (lots of rich people on Monaco, and they pad NO taxes). Since Nicole Kidman was in the lead role as Princess Grace, my expectations were low since I've never been impressed with her acting (perhaps because I can't stop staring at her legs), but she did a great job in the role, and the film was well written and depicted the events somewhat historically (with some creative license) and one goof. The map they used had St. Petersburg on it, at the time, the city was called Leningrad. But that aside, it was much better than I had expected. Hard for me though, to sympathize with the Prince Grace's cause - allowing rich Frenchmen to have an island tax shelter. Let them eat cake! <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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