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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hooyah1" data-source="post: 1556875" data-attributes="member: 78748"><p>Hi everyone, first post on the site.  I received my 10x43 ED2s 3 days ago and have been playing with them extensively.  I've read all of the reviews (by edz and others) and would like to chime in with my own observations:  I do see the grey ghost crescent at the bottom of the lens, but frankly, I have to move my pupils VERY LOW on the lens to get it.  Not sure how this compares to the 8x ED2s.  Had I not read about it, I would'nt have noticed it.  I just have to move the bins to such an exaggerated position to get it that I doubt It will ever bother me.  I'm interested to see if any other 10x owners have this same experience.  I bought these as a second pair to take hunting here in Arizona.  In fact, I brought out my primary pair (EL 8.5x42s) and tried to replicate the same ghost effect.  It was definitely there:  A fuller, yet dimmer, crescent than the Zens, but I didn't have to move the bins as far out of alignment to get it.  I'm no 40-pound head when it comes to optics, but I like what I've seen thus far.  I'll let you guys know how they hold up after 2 weeks of trudging around the mountains.</p></blockquote><p></p>