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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WJC" data-source="post: 3160291" data-attributes="member: 25191">Etudiant:It's pretty obvious that you're an intelligent person. So, I must ask: are you playing head games with me?On this forum, we see folks wanting to get more from every optical system than most of them could ever provide. Do you suppose that when you TILT that system the aberrations stay the same? And correcting those aberrations would require additional elements--$$$, some of which would have to be TILTED, themselves.Zeiss produced the first prismatic binocular in 1894 (121 years ago). In those years, there have been some brilliant people working to better the design. I am always glad when that happens. But, most of the new and wonderful (perceived) things that people have come up with have been gimmicks to take advantage of consumers: Zooms, Rudy coatings, Zip Focusers, click-stop focusers, electronic focusers, screw-up eyecups, built-in cameras, etc.I don't want anyone to ever think I expect my word to be the last on any issue. But, I just want to give the quiet lurker something to think about. There's just too many people who like to walk the tracks without their hearing aids. :eek!:</blockquote>