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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tobias Mennle" data-source="post: 3314398" data-attributes="member: 117315">Hermann, actually in some respect the HT could be called "too bright". I´d suggest for 8x42s the EDG, the Ultravid, the HT under easy conditions have basically the same great contrast transfer with very low veiling glare. The HT is brightest, making its colors look least saturated, and as shadows are less black than in the other two, the whole image might be perceived as less appealing. The Nikon is on the other end, with notably darker images, more crushed shadows, so it looks extremely contrasty, punchy and extremely colour saturated. Typical Nikon ED lens. The Ultravid is in the middle and just hits it perfect for my taste.I´d love to see what the FL 8x42 images - the "darker" predecessor to the HT - look like.</blockquote>