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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 1614054" data-attributes="member: 665">Well, the LX is easier to use, because with the Minox, it's hard to get my eyes close enough to the eyepieces with my MCU-2A/P Chemical–Biological Gas Mask on (see link below). <a href="http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=215948" target="_blank">http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=215948</a>From my experience with the LX and LX L, IMESHO, the LX has better optics and there isn't much difference in weight btwn the midsized models (~ 2 ounces) so the "L" version (wish that stood for "L" glass not "Lousy" <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> doesn't offer a great advantage weight-wise like it does in the full sized models. I'm probably too harsh on the LX L by calling it "Lousy," but I paid a small fortune for mine and was very disappointed, and since Nikon is still making them ("Premier LX L"), I like to give people fair warning that they might be better off with a used LX. Now, I haven't tried a 8x32 LX L or a 10x32 LX L, so I can't tell you about those, I would have and compare them to my LX before I could give a definitive answer. I'm fairly confident that the 8x42 LX L has the same optical characteristics as the 10x42 LX L. Probably better CA control. But the full sized 10x42 LX L was not on par with the 10x42 LX, which I also owned (and returned because the coatings were defective). The original LX (Venturer) has better contrast and color rendition (what you see is what you get, with the LX L, the color palette is skewed warmer, i.e., reds are a bit orangey)The LX L has just as good resolution as the LX, but the coatings are biased toward the yellow to make the views look brighter. Hence, the color palette difference. Unfortunately, in bright sunlight, the LX L's brightness overwhelms the contrast on brightly illuminated objects, and you lose detail. I could see more detail on a brightly lit leaf with my 8x32 LX than I could with my 10x42 LX L. In low light or overcast days when you have less concentrated light (i.e., no "hot spots"), the LX L looks brighter, but it still shows more CA than the LX. At first, I was a "voice in the wilderness" on this topic, but as the LX L's came down in price and more people got them into their hands, I've read more comments along the same lines.The rubber armoring is also softer on the "LX Ls". The 10x42 I had was colored dark brown, not black, and the smooth soft surface on top of the bin scuffed very easily, as I've read does the Minox, which also has a soft rubber armoring. It did have a more luxurious feel than the LX, but the trade-off was that it wore much more easily. However, I did not notice an offense rubber odor, and Klingons have more sensitive noses than humans, so I would have noticed. If money were no object, I would buy both the Minox APO-HG and the LX, and then put the Minox objectives in the LX so I'd have the excellent EPs of the LX and the better color correction of an APO bin. Don't try this at home folks, leave it to the professionals. Or to make things easier, I'd just buy the 8x32 FL from Camera Land for $749 like Ardy! That's what I'd do. You betcha (don't you miss hearing that phrase?).I haven't tried a Minox HG yet, and from odors and rumors of odors, I'm not likely to, however, here's a thread that asks the same question you did. One of the posters had tried both and made a comparison: <a href="http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/2480247/Nikon_LX_L_vs_Minox_HG" target="_blank">http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/2480247/Nikon_LX_L_vs_Minox_HG</a></blockquote>

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