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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chosun Juan" data-source="post: 3636730" data-attributes="member: 92780">Hi Omid,For the casually interested such as myself, and without pointing me to read reams of patents or your life's work, with regard to binoculars, could you simply and concisely list the inventions or innovations that you think are applicable and state their benefits (and drawbacks if any).For context, I am pretty much only interested in classical optical instruments - not electronic whizzbangery assaulting my eyeballs.I require wide abberation free fields (70° AFov plus), sufficient eye relief for eyeglasses wearers, light weight (lighter than the 2/3 kg of some of the best 42mm instruments currently available), no increase in size, as good or improved ergonomics and balance, over 96% transmission, and reduction in glare with commensurate ease of eye positioning beyond the best of the best available today, and with perfect resolution exceeding twice say 20/10 vision over the whole field, neutral colour cast (tabletop flat transmission curves), better MTF curves and microcontrast than the best available today, and a large smooth clockwise focuser!  Whaddyagot that will improve on that lot?  TIA.Chosun   :gh:</blockquote>