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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 1376129" data-attributes="member: 25300">I have a friend who has a Zeiss 8x42 FL so we were trading binoculars the other day and comparing views outside and inside the house with my new Nikon 8x32 SE's. It is funny but we both agreed my Nikon 8x32 SE was sharper and brighter than his Zeiss FL. We set some fine print up at about 25 feet away and it was EASY to tell the Nikon was sharper. The print was much easier to read. I threw my Leica 7x42 BN's into the mix and they did not compare to the Nikon either. It's like the Zeiss and Leica were not quite in focus even though they were! It's like the Nikon just took the sharpness level up another notch above the roofs. I agree with Kevin in that it seems like the roofs have a "haze" compared to the porro. I can not believe the difference. I was depressed when going from the Nikon SE back to the murky world of the "roofs"! I am so glad I tried porro's! I have seen the light and it is clear, sharp, and transparent. You can quote all the optical theory you want. My eyes are perfect at 20/20 vision and the Nikon 8x32 SE has the best view of any binocular I have yet seen including the top roofs. I am selling the Leica 7x42 BN's, keeping the Nikon LX L 8x32 and the Canon 12x36 IS II. I LOVE that Nikon SE!Dennis</blockquote>