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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CliveP" data-source="post: 3392372" data-attributes="member: 85835">I'd be interested to know if possible summed up in a few words why the Swaro is easily best, the leica next and the then the Zeiss i.e the basic attributes of each that place them in this order please.I don't own any of those you mention but to sum up all my compacts in such a manner i.e RSPB HD 8x20 first with best contrast, sharpness detail, nice blues in the colour, best build but most touchy for eye position but not terrible or anything, tie between my  8x25 Vistron and 10x25 Hawke Endurance. Vistron great handling and Hawke better contrast and more compact so about equalish. Papilio II 6.5x21(that's a tough one maybe another tie for second just a brilliant little bin or not so little and therefore not first). Carsons very close third to the above. Super compact, light weight and great clarity/contrast/sharpness and wide fov and very cheap but colour a little down on the blue side of things and more distortion than the others and little eye relief but I still love them. None of all those have CA or glare problems btw</blockquote>