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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jess Curious" data-source="post: 1562424" data-attributes="member: 28049">Well, that crescent/halo/ghost sort of turned the attention away from the new design. Kind of like a hot new car that has a turbo failure. The car runs great for many but the turbo failure keeps popping up and then its all anyone can think about and they're all worried about theirs going out next.The Zen-Ray ED2's were way over-hyped which was NOT the fault of the Zen-Ray folks but just the buzz on this forum and others of a fantastic new binocular that would compete with he alphas for a quarter of the price. I ordered a set as soon as I heard of them and alas, I saw the halo-thing too. Very distracting for me , like finding a chip in your tooth with your tongue--You just keep going back to it--trying to find it, even. This phenomenon has not occurred in any other bin's that I own or at least not to such an extent as this and I own alphas through deltas (I like binoculars)Yet, as someone who likes binoculars I have never really gotten into the details  of contrast, CA etc. I'm sort of a "I don't know art, but I know what I like." person. However, I feel compelled to ask How is chromatic aberration measured? What is the standard for contrast? In my ignorance, it seems that both are subjective criteria or is there a device that objectively measures these? And even if there is such a device, aren't our eyes all so different that it still returns to subjectively deciding whats best for me or you?That said, I note that Zen-Ray sold out of the ED2's and yet only a few of us had an issue with the crescent. Perhaps we all share an eye-shape or neck alignment that just doesn't work with this particular model. If that turns out to be the case when my new ones arrive then that will be hard luck for both Zen-Ray and myself. If, on the other hand, they do work out, then I will have the perfect binocular for the RV. Great viewing but at a price that won't make me suicidal if they get lost or stolen. (Towering rage yes, but not suicidal ;>)  )Happy viewingJC</blockquote>

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