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Message: <blockquote data-quote="typo" data-source="post: 3438884" data-attributes="member: 83808">Did someone call? :-OLee, Not in my book. It simply says to me he thinks they are wrong. That kind of disagreement would hardly be an unusual on the forum. We've been known to disagree ourselves. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />I'm pretty sure both you and I tried the same samples of the Conquest HD and the Terra on the Zeiss stand on the occasion Peteus is referring to. In my opinion the effective resolution of the Conquest HD samples were pretty variable  and in some cases poor, the Terras were generally worse still,  but one particular Terra 10x42 actually topped that particulal shoot out. Something another forum member concurred with at the time. In my opinion those Conquest HDs were disappointing for the price tag, an optical performance I've certainly seen bettered by binoculars a fraction of the price. This is what you posted at the time:"Best Value: Conquest HD 8x32 then in second place Terra ED 8x42 ......." Sorry Lee, I didn't think they were as good as you made out. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />James,Allbinos don't test effective resolution (sharpness). The astigmatism comment only refers to one form of readily identifiable edge distortion. You may well find your Conquest HD sharp. It's entirely possible your sample might be better than those I tried. Alternatively we might have quite different expectations of resolution performance.Cheers,David</blockquote>

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