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Message: <blockquote data-quote="opticjunkie" data-source="post: 3278412" data-attributes="member: 133852">Swaro defender?...lolHardly bro, I am a lover of many binoculars, (ZEISS being my all-time favourite)The HT for me has the most pleasant image. The brightness factor is a BIG thing for me...nearing 50 years old, I need ALL the help I can get....lolI think the bigger FOV of the SF is not as important to me as is the brightness of a unit. I remember using a Nikon 8x30 EII for a season and although the filed of view is tremendous, in the end I found myself preferring the 8x42 FL's FOV back then.I have heard many people say that you cannot see the difference in brightness during the day with these optics...I beg to differ.I know they come into play at dusk/dawn where other binoculars fail, however the shadow detail and resolving power of the HT during the day is so much better than all of my premium binoculars, it is definitely noticeable...even on a 47 year olds eyes. The HT is brighter in the shadows of a tree, it brightens green foliage and easily separates detail in bad lighting conditions.Defender of ALL good glass..haha...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Peter :smoke:</blockquote>