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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dalat" data-source="post: 1446913" data-attributes="member: 65207">Hi,as I have the same binoculars, I can make a few comments about that.My other two bins are an 15 years old 10x42 Porro "Adlerblick" from Esde Optik (a not so known German company) which costed 450 DM (220 Euro) at that time. Since half a year I also own a Ultravid 8x42 HD.The Zeiss Dialyt 8x30B from 1972, I would rate it better than the Esde, but the Ultravid is obviously the best.The image of the Dialyt is quite bright and sharp, both is better than the Esde, but the Ultravid is clearly sharper and brighter. Most bothering in the Dialyt is the considerable amount of flare in difficult light conditions, but if you got the sun behind you, the image is great. The Dialyt has the pincussion distorsion typical for european bins, like the other two as well. Can't say much about edge-to-edge shaprness, because I don't really care about that.A problem for me is that the eyecups do not fit, neither flipped down nor left in normal postition. I have to flip them down and hold them in a little distance from my eyes. But i think that's due to the shape of my face, also the eyecups of the Ultravids I need to put them half way between up and all down (even if the eyecups have no intermediate lock positions, it works fine). The focus of the Dialyt is quite stiff and it's a thin focus wheel, so focussing is not that easy and comfortable than with the big and smoothly running Ultravid wheel. But the Dialyt focus is quite precise, unlike the Esde Porro.And looking at the bin, the Dialyt is clearly the winner. I'll make some pics and attach them later...</blockquote>

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