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Message: <blockquote data-quote="elkcub" data-source="post: 1743687" data-attributes="member: 14473">As an aside, Henry, I've garnered almost the opposite view.  As with the unaided eye, retinal disparity works most effectively in the near/mid-range, and has little importance at long distance.  What Brock mentioned by way of easier target (i.e., bird) recognition/identification, particularly in a cluttered visual field, is well supported by the 3-D literature.  Aesthetically, the sculpting of a 3-D image (which is, indeed, charming <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />) is also much to my liking, particularly if accompanied by narrow-band color enhancements of a few quality Porros, notably the 8x32 SE, 8x30 EII, and 804ED.   The often wider FOV of Porros is also a big advantage at the near/mid-range birding distances, primarily due to improved stereopsis and peripheral movement detection.  Just to keep the pot boiling ... I really prefer my Porros.  :eek!:Ed</blockquote>