However, I will be taking them back to the dealer on Monday as the view through the left side is considerably worse than the right. The centre sharpness, the
I feel that even the 60% sweet spot on the right is low for what is purported to be an excellent "sharp to the edge" binocular, but the 30% on the left is something that I would expect in a $50 Tasco...
So, a couple of questions. Has anyone else had any experience with this Steiner range? Am I wasting my money trying for a replacement, or should I try for an "alpha" instead? My budget doesn't allow this at present: but the Steiners have been promoted as the top of their range in the compact binos, and are supposedly made in Germany, and I was hoping they would compete well with Leica/Zeiss/Swarovski. Apparently not...
BTW, the purchase was triggered when I missed out (by 5 minutes!) on getting a barely-used Swarovski 10x25 CL at an excellent price, and I saw the Steiners advertised locally at an also excellent price, so I thought they might be a good "consolation" pick...
Another question: does anyone know the difference between the Steiner "Wildlife", the "Wildlife Pro" and the "Wildlife XP" in the compact range, or are they just successive models? Is, for example, the "Wildlife" supposedly better than the "XP"?
Thanks all,
Dean