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Message: <blockquote data-quote="peffert" data-source="post: 3745708" data-attributes="member: 146900">Hello everybody,here is my personal feedback on the Noctivid 10x42 I own since one year. well, how to say... i am also a leica fan and i previously owned a trinovid 10x50 BN which was stunning. The new noctivid is a bit a disapointment for me, i don't get the whaaa  effect i was expecting. I am wondering if i have a faulty unit? to clarify a little my perception, i have recently purchased an 1st generation Svarovsky EL 10x42. The fact is that in my eyes, the Swaro gives better images than the NV, in particular i find the image sharper with more contrast in the Svaros. The NV seems a little bit more "foggy" or "smooth" in comparison, and has also a strong chromatic aberration (a white bird in the sky appeared .. greenish in the NV!). It seems that it should be the inverse situation. I am not clear if it is the unit I own or the NV itself.Any suggestions? P.S. As I am so amazed by the EL's  (i find them superior to my leicas !!), that i decided to purchase the last field pro version that should be even better.</blockquote>