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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rathaus" data-source="post: 3281534" data-attributes="member: 132018">Eye reliefGetting to know this bino better now,I know it's a B model, but The eye relief on this Zeiss seems to be huge. Ultra comfortable at first, but I'm realising that if I get too close ie: right up to the eye pieces I lose a bit of clarity. I'm finding it slightly tricky to find an anchor point for my eye sockets to get that astonishing clarity. It's always there, but I have to get my eyes into the sweet spot. The CA disappears then too. Part of getting to know the bino I guess....or great for when I finally need glasses. I couldn't give a rats about field flatteners, CA off centre, or nauseating myself by splitting double stars 99.9% out from centre...so yes heaps of newer bins will do all that stuff better just like my cannon 10x42 and to a lesser extent the Swarovisions.If you like a bin that has a huge and deeply satisfying sweet spot, outrageous resolution at 15x, stunning contrast, huge depth of field given its 15x, and works at dusk like it has some kind of sophisticated military night vision technology...then this binocular excels. It is stunning. Just know it's limits and your particular needs. It's a bit like a big Habicht - it's the pinnacle of the old school, and that's what I like so much about it.Rathaus</blockquote>