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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve C" data-source="post: 1562860" data-attributes="member: 56622">This glare thing has me as perplexed as I have ever been.  I am like Frank.  I do not see this glare.  I have done everything short of standing on my head and wiggling my ears.  I have to have the alignment so totally fouled up that it is a position I would never possibly use before I can see what I think is a hint of what people are seeing.  I have no idea why some people seem to be so bothered by it while others are not.  FWIW, I do not wear glasses using binoculars.  But I don't see it with reading glasses on either.What these do offer is a very nice combination of a wide fov, with excellent depth of field, great resolution, and outstanding color.  CA is for all practical purposed non-existent.  Now I am not CA sensitive, so this last item has nothing to do with why I like the binocular.It seems to me the issue will bother you or not.  So I guess it is try it and see.  Return it if it does not work.  I bet the significant majority will not get sent back.  What matters is if the user sees the issue, not whether Frank and I don't or Fireform does.  Whatever the deal, I do not think people are reporting anything other than what they see.</blockquote>